Artibeus planirostris

(von Spix, 1823)

Flat-faced 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 : Artibeus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Spix, J.B. von. 1823. Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de singes et de chauves-souris observées et recueillies pendant le voyage dans l'intérieur du Brésil exécuté par ordre de S. M. le roi de Bavière dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. Franciscus Seraphicus Hübschmann, Munich, 72 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826995

Original name as described

Phyllostoma planirostre

Other common names

Flat-headed Fruit-eating Bat · Spix's Artibeus

Type material

ZSM 66

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"suburbiis Bahiae." Identified by C. T. de Carvalho in 1965 as Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Grenada · Trinidad and Tobago · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from A. jamaicensis

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005015

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 hercules

Rehn, 1902

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hercules

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 5785

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

638

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24686576

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Artibeus planirostris grenadensis

Andersen, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

grenadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.8.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/310a0c3d-ce52-4ec6-872a-fa9d366e05bf

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366681

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Artibeus planirostris trinitatis

Andersen, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.7.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6bb354f7-7b03-4507-b08a-267b0e9ccf1f

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366681

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Uroderma validum

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

validus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:14881

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a3a92349-0b01-4130-a885-cdd880e2c6a2

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36209117

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Artibeus fallax

W. C. H. Peters, 1865

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13083.a, RMNH.MAM.13083.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13083.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13083.b

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35168798

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Phyllostoma planirostre

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 66

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826995

Authority publication

Munich

Artibeus planirostris

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Owen (1987:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  5. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2139/21997607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Artibeus planirostris planirostris

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

alidum

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

alidum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Artibeus jamaicensis fallax

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Artibeus jamaicensis grenadensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

grenadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Artibeus jamaicensis hercules

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hercules

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Artibeus jamaicensis planirostris

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Artibeus jamaicensis trinitatis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Artibeus planirostris fallax

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

576

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Artibeus planirostris hercules

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

hercules

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

576

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Arctibeus lobatus

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

lobatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

487

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026390

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Uroderma validium

(Sanborn, 1947)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

validium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2833247

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

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