Macrophyllum macrophyllum

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Long-legged Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Tribe : Macrophyllini
Genus : Macrophyllum

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schinz, H.R. 1821. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie. J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 894 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528920

Original name as described

Phyllostoma macrophyllum

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"In den Wäldern von Brasilien." Restricted by M. P. zu Wied-Neuwied in 1826 as "Flusse Mucuri [= Mucuri River]," Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004966

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.

Phyllostoma macrophyllum

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macrophyllum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528920

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Macrophyllum Nieuwiedii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nieuwiedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

489

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026392

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

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

Vampirus macrophyllum

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macrophyllum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macrophyllum neuwiedii

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

neuwiedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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

Dolichophyllum macrophyllum

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macrophyllum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1900:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)

Macrophyllum macrophyllum

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macrophyllum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12615/22025883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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