Macrotus californicus

S. F. Baird, 1858

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Macrotinae
Genus : Macrotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baird, S.F. 1858. Description of a phyllostome bat from California, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10:116-117.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535709

Original name as described

Macrotus californicus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:2347

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Fort Yuma [Imperial Co.], California," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004950

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.

Macrotus californicus

S. F. Baird, 1858

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:2347

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535709

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12652/22031754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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