Chiroderma improvisum

R. J. Baker & Genoways, 1976

Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baker, R.J. and Genoways, H.H. 1976. A new species of Chiroderma from Guadeloupe, West Indies (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatide) [sic]. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 39:1-9.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55062406

Original name as described

Chiroderma improvisum

Type material

TTU-M19900

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre; 2 km. S, 2 km. E Baie-Mahault," Lesser Antilles.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Saint Kitts and Nevis · Montserrat · Guadeloupe

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005024

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.

Chiroderma improvisum

R. J. Baker & Genoways, 1976

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

improvisum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M19900

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55062406

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4665/22037238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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