Micronycteris sanborni

Simmons, 1996

Sanborn'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 : Schizonycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Simmons, N.B. 1996-02-14. A new species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from northeastern Brazil: with comments on phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3158:1-34.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62193665

Original name as described

Micronycteris sanborni

Type material

USNM:MAMM:555702

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbb34851-1fa8-4e3e-8110-63ee734f079c

Type locality

"Sitio Luanda, Itaitera, 4 km S of Crato," Ceará, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004961

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.

Micronycteris sanborni

Simmons, 1996

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

sanborni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:555702

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbb34851-1fa8-4e3e-8110-63ee734f079c

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62193665

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40029/22063748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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