Macrotus waterhousii

J. E. Gray, 1843

Waterhouse's 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

Gray, J.E. 1843-07. A letter from J. E. Gray, Esq., addressed to Mr. Waterhouse, was read, containing an account of two new species of Bats, a species of the family Hystricidæ, and a new Manis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843:20-22.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679999

Original name as described

Macrotus Waterhousii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.278

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ea4f134-5b82-4db9-ae80-cae8d92ca5ae

Type locality

"Hayti [= Haiti]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Bahamas · Turks and Caicos Islands · Cuba · Jamaica · Haiti · Dominican Republic · Cayman Islands

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004951

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 bulleri

H. Allen, 1890

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1276, AMNH MS-2007

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2007

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6518048

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Macrotus Waterhousii

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

waterhousii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.278

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ea4f134-5b82-4db9-ae80-cae8d92ca5ae

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679999

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1866:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:159, 160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12653/22032004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macrotus mexicanus

de Saussure, 1860

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 512.92

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

486

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264865

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Macrotus bocourtianus

Dobson, 1876

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bocourtianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

436

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295559

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. True (1885:604, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Macrotus waterhousii compressus

Rehn, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

compressus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:122484

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee6eb4dd-8560-453b-9df3-6ef720d27c25

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367295

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macrotus waterhousii heberfolium

Shamel, 1931

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

heberfolium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255651

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3542bc31b-fd42-441b-8255-cc61b9a2f11c

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914614

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Macrotus waterhousii jamaicensis

Rehn, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

jamaicensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8553 (= USNM:MAMM:A37543)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b83d585-7abe-4974-a1f4-23eedd50fdf9

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367293

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macrotus minor

J. Gundlach in W. C. H. Peters, 1865

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2831

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35180593

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Macrotus Waterhousei

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

waterhousei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

604

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:604, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Macrotus waterhousii bulleri

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macrotus waterhousii mexicanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macrotus waterhousii minor

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macrotus waterhousii waterhousii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

waterhousii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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