Dermanura azteca

(Andersen, 1906)

Aztec Fruit-eating Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Andersen, K.C. 1906-12-01. Brief diagnoses of a new genus and ten new froms of stenodermatous bats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(108):419-423.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366683

Original name as described

Artibeus aztecus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:52050

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dda76e52-68a4-43f2-87b4-ab275cd8b5c3

Type locality

"Tetela del Volcan, Morelos, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Costa Rica · Panama

Taxonomy notes

moved to Dermanura from Artibeus, although some recent publications do not agree with this split, there seems to be more publications using this revised taxonomy rather than leaving all species under Artibeus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoofer, S. R., Solari, S., Larsen, P. A., Bradley, R. D., & Baker, R. J. (2008). Phylogenetics of the fruit-eating bats (Phyllostomidae: Artibeina) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University, 277, 1-15. · Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. · York, H. A., Rodríguez-Herrera, B., Laval, R. K., Timm, R. M., & Lindsay, K. E. (2019). Field key to the bats of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Journal of Mammalogy, 100(6), 1726-1749. · Turcios-Casco, M. A., Ávila-Palma, H. D., LaVal, R. К., Stevens, R. D., Ordoñez-Trejo, E. J., Soler-Orellana, J. A., & Ordoñez-Mazier, D. I. (2020). A systematic revision of the bats (Chiroptera) of Honduras: an updated checklist with corroboration of historical specimens and new records. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 96, 411. ·

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005001

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.

Artibeus aztecus

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

azteca

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:52050

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dda76e52-68a4-43f2-87b4-ab275cd8b5c3

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366683

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Andersen (1906:422, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16874)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Artibeus aztecus major

(W. B. Davis, 1969)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:12876

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-12876

Authority page

22

Authority publication

The Southwestern Naturalist

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 (2019:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Artibeus aztecus minor

(W. B. Davis, 1969)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:17507

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

22

Authority publication

The Southwestern Naturalist

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 (2019:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Dermanura azteca

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

azteca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010684

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Owen (1987:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  2. Owen (1991:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1352)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2123/22000362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dermanura azteca azteca

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

azteca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Dermanura azteca major

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Dermanura azteca minor

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

A. a. aztecus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

azteca

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 (2019:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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