Phyllostomus hastatus

(Pallas, 1767)

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1767. Spicilegia Zoologica. Fasciculus tertius. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin, 35 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817715

Original name as described

Vespertilio hastatus

Type locality

‘‘Amérique,'' Restricted by J. A. Allen in 1904 to Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004982

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.

Phyllostomus hastatus cauræ

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

caucae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

AMNH M-14473

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14473

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Phyllostomus hastatus panamensis

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18705

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18705

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Phyllostomus hastatus paeze

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

paeze

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.11.4.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b5a858c5-8449-4d03-873b-ad84079fdb72

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Phyllostomus hastatus aruma

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

aruma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.12.12.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa0ae6a4-5678-4dca-9e67-86edacea6a44

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Phyllostomus hastatus curaca

Cabrera, 1917

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

curaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 507

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13694465

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

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

Pteropus hastatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hastatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872933

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Phyllostomus hastatus

Daudin, 1802

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hastatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033440

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Goodwin (1946:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Thomas (1972:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  8. Reis & Muller (1995:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34685)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17218/22135955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllostoma emarginatum

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

emarginatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xx

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Phyllostoma hastatum

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hastatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xx

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1842:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Gray (1866:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  4. True (1885:604, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Allen (1900:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)

Phyllostomus hastatus hastatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hastatus

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 (2019:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio hastatus

(Pallas, 1767)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hastatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817715

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Phyllostoma emarginata

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

emarginatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Rafinesque (1817:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)

Phyllostomus maximus

zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

241 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45440072

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

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

Phyllostomus hastatus caucæ

J. A. Allen, 1916

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

caucae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

225

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

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