Lonchophylla handleyi

J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Handley's Nectar Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Lonchophyllinae
Tribe : Lonchophyllini
Genus : Lonchophylla

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hill, J.E. 1980. A note on Lonchophylla (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from Ecuador and Peru, with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)38(4):233-236.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2280686

Original name as described

Lonchophylla handleyi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1978.1368

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/232fcfe2-fd70-4e62-a5d5-96a156245f5a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/86523e0c-49b0-4518-89d4-1cc97da69e2f

Type locality

"[cave of] Los Tayos, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004934

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.

Lonchophylla handleyi

J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

handleyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1978.1368

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/232fcfe2-fd70-4e62-a5d5-96a156245f5a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/86523e0c-49b0-4518-89d4-1cc97da69e2f

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2280686

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12265/22038809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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