Noctilio albiventris

A. G. Desmarest, 1818

Lesser Bulldog Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Noctilionidae
Genus : Noctilio

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1818. NOCTILION ou BEC DE LIÈVRE, Noctilio. Pp. 14–16 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXIII. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 612 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18039561

Original name as described

Noctilio albiventris

Type locality

"l'Amérique méridionale." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Rio São Francisco, Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

likely represents a species complex; includes minor, which may represent a distinct species based on molecular data

Taxonomy notes citation

Ospina-Garcés, S. M., & Leon-Paniagua, L. (2022). The influence of geography in the cranial diversification of the bulldog bats of the genus Noctilio (Noctilionidae: Chiroptera). Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 22(4), 1099-1121.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004870

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Noctilio albiventris cabrerai

W. B. Davis, 1976

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

cabrerai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-234239

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-234239

Authority page

704

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Davis (1976:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34011)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Dirias irex

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

irex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.14.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5e1f6e78-17bb-4df2-8ee7-e232f086c4a8

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240071

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio minor

Osgood, 1910

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:18044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c19235fe-ea8d-4f8d-91fd-77136982c1a2

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646752

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Noctilio zaparo

Cabrera, 1907

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

zaparo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 440

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2908977

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio albiventer

von Spix, 1823

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZSM 102/128, ZSM 17

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

58, pl. 36 (figs. 2, 3)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826987

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lahille (1899:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio leporinus

P. Gervais, 1855

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076325

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Dirias albiventer

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)

Dirias minor

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Noctilio albiventris albiventris

Hershkovitz, 1975

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1975:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67331)
  2. Davis (1976:703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34011)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Noctilio albiventris minor

Hershkovitz, 1975

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1975:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67331)
  2. Davis (1976:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34011)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Noctilio albiventris zaparo

Hershkovitz, 1975

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

zaparo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1975:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67331)

Noctilio albiventris affinis

W. B. Davis, 1976

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

700

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Davis (1976:700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34011)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Noctilio albiventris

A. G. Desmarest, 1818

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18039561

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1975:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67331)
  2. Davis (1976:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34011)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14829/22019978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Noctilio albiventer

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523882

Authority publication

Paris

Noctilio affinis

d'Orbigny, 1837

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 10 (figs. 1–2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544153

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Tschudi (1845:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37358)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio albiventris cabrerae

M. A. Lawrence, 1993

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

cabrerae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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