Lophostoma occidentale

(W. B. Davis & D. C. Carter, 1978)

Western Round-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Tribe : Phyllostomini
Genus : Lophostoma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Davis, W.B. and Carter, D.C. 1978. A review of the round-eared bats of the Tonatia silvicola complex, with descriptions of three new taxa. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 53:1-12.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55641128

Original name as described

Tonatia silvicola occidentalis

Type material

TCWC:Mamm:11704

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"4 mi. [= 6.4 km] W Suyo, 1000 ft. [= 305 m], department of Piura, Perú."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

split from L. silvicolum and includes the recently described aequatorialis; typically spelt 'occidentalis', but the name has been changed to 'occidentale' for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

Baker, R.J., Fonseca, R.M., Parish, D.A., Phillips, C.J. and Hoffmann, F.G. 2004. New bat of the genus Lophostoma (Phyllostomidae: Phyllostominae) from northwestern Ecuador. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 232:1-16. a#2036 · Velazco, P.M. and Cadenillas, R. 2011. On the identity of Lophostoma silvicolum occidentalis (Davis & Carter, 1978) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 2962(1):1-20. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2962.1.1 · Wilson, D.E. and Mittermeier, R.A. 2019. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 9. Bats. Lynx, Barcelona, 1008 pp. a#59249

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004976

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.

Tonatia silvicola occidentalis

(W. B. Davis & D. C. Carter, 1978)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

occidentale

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:11704

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55641128

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Koopman (1994:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Lophostoma aequatorialis

R. J. Baker, R. M. Fonseca, Parish, C. J. Phillips, & F. G. Hoffmann, 2004

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

aequatoriale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QCAZ 6500

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57673428

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Lophostoma silvicolum occidentalis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

occidentale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lophostoma occidentalis

Velazco & Cadenillas, 2011

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

occidentale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

  1. Velazco & Cadenillas (2011:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1303)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88149174/166525772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lophostoma occidentale

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

occidentale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

504

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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