Ectophylla alba

H. Allen, 1892

Honduran White Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, H. 1892-10-26. Description of a new genus of phyllostome bats. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 15:441-442.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737463

Original name as described

Ectophylla alba

Other common names

White Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:15950

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac8ec8a9-702f-4273-b1ec-87d9e0cb1d5b

Type locality

"vicinity of the Segovia River, Eastern Honduras."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005029

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.

Ectophylla alba

H. Allen, 1892

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:15950

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac8ec8a9-702f-4273-b1ec-87d9e0cb1d5b

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737463

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:156) (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. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7030/22027138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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