Lonchophylla robusta

G. S. Miller, 1912

Orange 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1912-03-06. A small collection of bats from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42(1882):21-26.

Original name as described

Lonchophylla robusta

Other common names

Big Nectar Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:173854

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"cave on Chilibrillo River [near Alhajuela, Canal Zone], Panama."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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