Ariteus flavescens

(J. E. Gray, 1831)

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1831. Descriptions of some new genera and species of bats. Zoological Miscellany 1:37-38.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831381

Original name as described

Istiophorus flavescens

Other common names

Naseberry Bat · Pale Pit-nose Bat

Type material

TTU 21721

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

no type locality given. Based on neotype selection, restricted by H. H. Genoways in 2001 to "Orange Valley, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Jamaica

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004997

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.

Artibeus Jamaicensis

(Gosse, 1851)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

jamaicensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.12.27.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a0f632d-197d-4f7f-bb79-f7cf53c041c1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3eaa1896-ccf4-4a48-bd9e-344d9e85c4ba

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24081322

Authority publication

London

Artibeus achradophilus

(Gosse, 1851)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

achradophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.12.27.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/90f9462f-a946-49e0-b69e-db0d5f47c416

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24081323

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Artibeus sulphureus

(Gosse, 1851)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

sulphureus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.12.27.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8989f056-20e8-48cf-ae14-6a23affffd07

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24081323

Authority publication

London

Istiophorus flavescens

(J. E. Gray, 1831)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU 21721

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831381

Authority publication

Zoological Miscellany

Ariteus flavescens

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627565

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1866:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2110/21992222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Stenoderma achradophilum

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

achradophilum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

605

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

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