Micronycteris microtis

G. S. Miller, 1898

Common 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1898-08-02. Descriptions of five new phyllostome bats. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 50:326-337.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1647822

Original name as described

Micronycteris microtis

Other common names

Little Big-eared Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:16366 (= USNM:MAMM:A23364)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/341d4894f-15f0-444a-9e72-b9e7e4283033

Type locality

"Greytown [= San Juan del Norte]," Rio San Juan, Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Bolivia · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004959

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 pygmaeus

(Rehn, 1904)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12756, AMNH MO-11043

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12756 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-11043

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367305

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Micronycteris microtis

G. S. Miller, 1898

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:16366 (= USNM:MAMM:A23364)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/341d4894f-15f0-444a-9e72-b9e7e4283033

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1647822

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Lim, Engstrom, Timm, Anderson & Watson (1999:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66384)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136424/21985267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Micronycteris megalotis mexicanus

G. S. Miller, 1898

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:52105

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f2f8f60-c02c-45bb-b601-49ca4aee9c12

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1647823

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Micronycteris microtis mexicana

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mexicana

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 (2019:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Micronycteris microtis microtis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

microtis

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 (2019:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Micronycteris microti

Simmons, Voss, & Peckham, 2000

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

microti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

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