Ardops nichollsi

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Tree Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Stenodermatinae
Tribe : Stenodermatini
Genus : Ardops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1891-06-01. Descriptions of three new bats in the British Museum Collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)7(42):527-530.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243483

Original name as described

Stenoderma Nichollsi

Other common names

Lesser Antillean Tree Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.5.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aba26bdf-f91d-496c-8d4b-4599bf7db026

Type locality

"Island of Dominica [Lesser Antilles], West Indies."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Martinique · Saint Lucia · Sint Maarten · Saba · Sint Eustatius · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Antigua and Barbuda · Montserrat · Guadeloupe · Dominica · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004996

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.

Stenoderma Nichollsi

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nichollsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.5.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aba26bdf-f91d-496c-8d4b-4599bf7db026

Authority page

529

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243483

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1894:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30982152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69207)

Stenoderma montserratense

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

montserratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.1.9.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96866fc3-4704-41f4-80da-a5d99b805329

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30982152

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1894:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30982152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69207)

Stenoderma luciae

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

luciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:110921

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d90c064-cdb2-4ef7-84b6-384554190358

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309538

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Ardops luciæ

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

luciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Allen (1911:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)

Ardops montserratensis

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

montserratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Allen (1911:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)

Ardops nichollsi

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nichollsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Allen (1911:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2089/21994786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ardops annectens

G. S. Miller, 1913

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:113502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/319082f23-23e6-44c3-937e-43732f4d035a

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337813

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Ardops nichollsi koopmani

J. K. Jones & A. Schwartz, 1967

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

koopmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-213951

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-213951

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7510673

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Ariteus nichollsi

(R. D. Owen, 1987)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nichollsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

A. n. annectens

Koopman, 1994

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

A. n. luciae

Koopman, 1994

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

luciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

A. n. montserratensis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

montserratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

A. n. nichollsi

Koopman, 1994

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nichollsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Ardops nichollsi vincentensis

R. J. Larsen, Genoways, & R. J. Baker in R. J. Larsen, P. A. Larsen, C. D. Phillips, Genoways, Kwiecinski, S. C. Pedersen, C. J. Phillips, & R. J. Baker, 2017

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

vincentensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU 105628

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57806726

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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