Micronycteris giovanniae

R. J. Baker & R. M. Fonseca in R. M. Fonseca, Hoofer, C. A. Porter, Cline, Parish, F. G. Hoffmann, & R. J. Baker, 2007

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Micronycterinae
Genus : Micronycteris
Subgenus : Micronycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Fonseca, R.M., Hoofer, S.R., Porter, C.A., Cline, C.A., Parish, D.A., Hoffmann, F.G. and Baker, R.J. 2007-07-31. Morphological and molecular variation within little big-eared bats of the genus Micronycteris (Phyllostomidae: Micronycterinae) from San Lorenzo, Ecuador. University of California Publications in Zoology 134:721-746.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520098596.003.0020

Original name as described

Micronycteris giovanniae

Type material

QCAZ 7200

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Esmeraldas: E. San Lorenzo (toward Lita), Finca San José (01°3'32.1" N, 78°37'20.7" W)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Fonseca, R. M., Hoofer, S. R., Porter, C. A., Cline, C. A., Parish, D. A., Hoffmann, F. G. and Baker, R. J. (2007). Morphological and molecular variation within Little Big-eared bats of the genus Micronycteris (Phyllostomidae: Micronycterinae) from San Lorenzo, Ecuador. In: D. A Kelt, E. P. Lessa, J. Salazar-Bravo and J. L. Patton (eds), The Quintessential Naturalist: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson, pp. 721-746. University of California Publications in Zoology, Oakland.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004955

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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Micronycteris giovanniae

R. J. Baker & R. M. Fonseca in R. M. Fonseca, Hoofer, C. A. Porter, Cline, Parish, F. G. Hoffmann, & R. J. Baker, 2007

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

giovanniae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QCAZ 7200

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

735

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88120398/88120573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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