Dermanura phaeotis

G. S. Miller, 1902

Pygmy 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-09-12. Twenty new American bats. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54(2):389-412.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309536

Original name as described

Dermanura phaeotis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:108176

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ea1c147-1db7-4703-9290-be0a629ad219

Type locality

"Chichen Itza [= Chichén-Itzá], Yucatan," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador? · Peru? · Venezuela? · Guyana? · Brazil?

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. ravus; 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

Solari, S., Hoofer, S. R., Larsen, P. A., Brown, A. D., Bull, R. J., Guerrero, J. A., ... & Baker, R. J. (2009). Operational criteria for genetically defined species: analysis of the diversification of the small fruit-eating bats, Dermanura (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae). Acta Chiropterologica, 11(2), 279-288. · 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/1005014

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.

Dermanura phaeotis

G. S. Miller, 1902

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108176

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ea1c147-1db7-4703-9290-be0a629ad219

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309536

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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 #400000136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/83683287/21997769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Artibeus nanus

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1889.1.30.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13c98824-6ad1-47ae-bfb2-a99b6ed390ce https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fb38e148-0a45-4e64-9ab6-600ae7f8d1a4

Authority page

423

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366684

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen (1906:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16874)

Artibeus turpis

(Andersen, 1906)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

turpis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.8.8.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/660887c0-5f20-4bff-8925-332ac820ab9d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/67299565-9d1d-439a-8dc3-fddee997013b

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

Artibeus phaeotis palatinus

(W. B. Davis, 1970)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

palatina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:14392

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

400

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 (2019:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Artibeus phaeotis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

60

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  5. Koopman (1993:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Dermanura phaeotis nana

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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 phaeotis palatina

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

palatina

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 phaeotis phaeotis

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

phaeotis

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. p. nanus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nanus

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 (2019:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

A. p. phaeotis

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

phaeotis

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 (2019:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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