Dermanura watsoni

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Thomas's 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

Thomas, O. 1901-06-01. New Myotis, Artibeus, Sylvilagus, and Metachirus from Central and South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)7(42):541-545.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345418

Original name as described

Artibeus Watsoni

Other common names

Watson's Fruit-eating Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.11.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df781e3c-78dd-4c83-aac2-afd91f87097b

Type locality

"Bogava [= Bugaba,] Chiriqui, Panama. Altitude 250 m."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Taxonomy notes

includes incomitatus; 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/1005020

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 Watsoni

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

watsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.11.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df781e3c-78dd-4c83-aac2-afd91f87097b

Authority page

542

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345418

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Dermanura jucundum

D. G. Elliot, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

jucunda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:14798

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ca066f96-6309-4f71-bd05-b07adb4969d3

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348098

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1993:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Dermanura watsoni

R. D. Owen, 1987

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

watsoni

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 #400000139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99586593/21997358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Artibeus incomitatus

(Kalko & Handley, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

incomitata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:579125

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e7b4224-a9ac-460e-92c9-0e2d55258b70

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45584993

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

A. c. watsoni

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

watsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Koopman (1994:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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