Choeroniscus minor

(W. C. H. Peters, 1868)

Lesser Long-tailed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Tribe : Choeronycterini
Genus : Choeroniscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1868. Über die zu den Glossophagae gehörigen Flederthiere und über eine neue Art der Gattung _Colëura_. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868:361-368.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989872

Original name as described

Choeronycteris minor

Other common names

Lesser Long-tongued Bat · Little Long-nosed Bat · Little Long-tongued Bat

Type material

SMNS 441

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Surinam [= Suriname]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004900

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.

Choeronycteris intermedia

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4791, AMNH MS-6072

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-6072

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897429

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Choeronycteris inca

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

inca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.9.5.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/40e570df-b974-4fbf-8f83-1aa27f719a20

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640474

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Choeronycteris minor

(W. C. H. Peters, 1868)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 441

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989872

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1868:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66063)
  2. True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Choeroniscus intermedius

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:154, 155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Choeroniscus minor

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4774/22042243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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