Glossophaga soricina

(Pallas, 1766)

Pallas'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

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320965

Original name as described

Vespertilio soricinus

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by G. S. Miller in 1912 to Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

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

Taxonomy notes

previously included G. antillarum, G. mutica, and G. valens

Taxonomy notes citation

Calahorra-Oliart, A., Ospina-Garcés, S. M., & León-Paniagua, L. (2021). Cryptic species in Glossophaga soricina (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): do morphological data support molecular evidence?. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(1), 54-68.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004913

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.

Glossophaga soricina microtis

G. S. Miller, 1913

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:115061

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d3b88ad-bcda-45c9-a2db-09ae0962e740

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761848

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Glossophaga villosa

H. Allen, 1896

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:9523 (= USNM:MAMM:A37388)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fa9c3a5f-99fa-4223-be67-1bf5ffe519bc

Authority page

779

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733881

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Glossophaga truei

H. Allen, 1897

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

truei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:9523 (= USNM:MAMM:A37388)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fa9c3a5f-99fa-4223-be67-1bf5ffe519bc

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31553240

Authority publication

Science

Name usages

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

Glossophaga amplexicaudata

von Spix, 1823

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

amplexicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 191

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

66 (pl. 36, Fig. 4)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826995

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus soricinus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872935

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Rhinolophus soricinus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033439

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Phyllostomus soricinus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Glossophaga soricina

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34812498

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Peters (1868:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66063)
  4. True (1885:604, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Allen (1900:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)
  6. Bangs (1902:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  7. Goodwin (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  8. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  12. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  13. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9277/22107768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Glossophaga soricinum

P. Gervais, 1837

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricinum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)

Glossophaya soricinum

P. Gervais, 1837

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricinum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)

Glossophaga soriana

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soriana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1866:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)

Glossophaga soricina soricina

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio soricinus

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

soricina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320965

Authority publication

The Hague

Phyllophora nigra

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729597

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Phyllophora nigra

(J. E. Gray, 1844)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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