Micronycteris megalotis

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Little 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324281

Original name as described

Phyllophora megalotis

Other common names

Brazilian Big-eared Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.18.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535ed2d2-b293-43d7-8426-bb3a1f173a64

Type locality

"Brazils." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Perequé, São Paulo, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Grenada · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004958

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Phyllostoma elongata

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.17.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/429ce4b0-b79e-49ab-8fb3-ec9fa15fe7d3

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324281

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Phyllophora megalotis

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.18.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535ed2d2-b293-43d7-8426-bb3a1f173a64

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324281

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1844:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40019994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57405)

Phyllostoma plecotus

(P. W. Lund, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

plecotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597737

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Phyllostoma scrobiculatum

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

scrobiculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

627

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544734

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Schizostoma elongatum

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627563

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1866:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)

Micronycteris megalotis

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627561

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1866:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  2. Allen (1900:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)
  3. Elliot (1904:662, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15492909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20602)
  4. Goodwin (1946:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  5. Sanborn (1949:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2871660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15406)
  6. Felten (1956:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67592)
  7. Burt & Stirton (1961:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  8. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  9. Husson (1978:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1991:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  13. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  14. Koopman (1993:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  15. Koopman (1994:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  16. Reis & Muller (1995:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34685)
  17. Anderson (1997:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  18. Reis, Peracchi & Sekiama (1999:502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40441)
  19. Montenegro & Romero-Ruiz (2000:645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34683)
  20. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  21. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  23. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  24. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  25. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  26. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13379/22125168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Schizostoma megalotis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1867)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

674

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39053248

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

[Vampyrella] megalotis

(J. T. Reinhardt, 1873)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

iii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35774189

Authority publication

Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven

Name usages

Reinhardt (1873:iii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35774189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68947)

Phyllostoma Nattereri

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nattereri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423231

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Schizostoma megalotes

(W. Robinson, 1896)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

651

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733667

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson (1896:651, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67330)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Mycronycteris megalotis

Alfaro, 1897

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

Alfaro (1897:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)

Micronycteris megalotis, f. typica

Andersen, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.18.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535ed2d2-b293-43d7-8426-bb3a1f173a64

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366314

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Micronycteris (Micronycteris) megalotis megalotis

Sanborn, 1949

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2871660

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Sanborn (1949:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2871660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15406)
  2. Husson (1978:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  3. Koopman (1994:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Anderson (1997:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

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