Diaemus youngii

(Jentink, 1893)

White-winged Vampire Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Desmodontinae
Tribe : Desmodontini
Genus : Diaemus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jentink, F.A. 1893. Note XLI. On a collection of bats from the West-Indies. Notes from the Leyden Museum 15:278-283.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12957395

Original name as described

Desmodus Youngii

Type material

RMNH.MAM.12088.a, RMNH.MAM.12088.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12088.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12088.b

Type locality

"Berbice, New Amsterdam, British Guyana [= Guyana]." Restricted by C. G. Young in 1896 to "Upper Canje Creek," a tributary of the Berbice River, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

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

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed from 'youngi' to 'youngii' to match the original spelling for the name

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004881

Country distribution map

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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.

Diaemus youngi cypselinus

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

cypselinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.7.21.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dc8bbf85-46bd-4114-a8c7-dd338b4faa96

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Desmodus Youngii

(Jentink, 1893)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

youngii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.12088.a, RMNH.MAM.12088.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12088.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12088.b

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12957395

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Diaemus youngii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

youngii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

496

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6520/21982777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Diæmus youngi

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

youngi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Greenhall & Schutt (1996:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40114)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Desmodus youngi

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

youngi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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