Glossophaga leachii

(J. E. Gray, 1844)

Gray's Long-tongued Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1844. Mammalia. Pp. 9–36 in Hinds, R.B. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S., etc. during the years 1836–42. Vol. I. Smith, Elder and Co., London, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40019995

Original name as described

Monophyllus Leachii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.17.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/690a606c-969a-49b7-9423-aa5813092434

Type locality

Realejo, Chinandeja, Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004910

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.

Monophyllus Leachii

(J. E. Gray, 1844)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

leachii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.17.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/690a606c-969a-49b7-9423-aa5813092434

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40019995

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Gray (1844:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40019995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57405)

Nicon caudifer

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

caudifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862799

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Glossophaga leachi

Tomes, 1862

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

leachi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672812

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Tomes (1862:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)

Glossophaga soricina leachii

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

leachii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263302

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Felten (1956:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67592)
  4. Anderson (1972:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)

Glossophaga soricina alticola

W. B. Davis, 1944

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:2911

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

377

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Glossophaga alticola

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Glossophaga leachii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

leachii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Koopman (1993:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  4. Koopman (1994:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  5. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9274/128959800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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