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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7571434

Original name as described

Lonchophylla robusta

Other common names

Big Nectar Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:173854

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0458485-c53d-4476-90c9-30348f466bb6

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004941

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.

Choeronycteris mexicana ponsi

(Pirlot, 1967)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

ponsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Mammalia

Lonchophylla robusta

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:173854

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0458485-c53d-4476-90c9-30348f466bb6

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7571434

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004941) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12268/22038399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Choeroniscus periosus ponsi

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

ponsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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