Phyllops falcatus

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Cuban Fig-eating Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1839-09-01. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History (1)4(21):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895714

Original name as described

Arctibeus falcatus

Other common names

Cuban White-shouldered Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:2003.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/785d9c1e-222e-4d8e-bcd6-cd074420615b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b88da91e-43a3-4458-8dbc-8efeddced365

Type locality

"Cuba." Restricted by G. Silva-Taboada in 1976 to Ciudad de Guanabacoa, Provincia de la Habana, Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Cuba · Cayman Islands · Haiti · Dominican Republic

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005032

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.

Ardops haitiensis

(J. A. Allen, 1908)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

haitiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-25750

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-25750

Authority page

581

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046418

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Arctibeus falcatus

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

falcatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:2003.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/785d9c1e-222e-4d8e-bcd6-cd074420615b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b88da91e-43a3-4458-8dbc-8efeddced365

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895714

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1839:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)

Phyllostoma (Artibeus?) albomaculatum

(J. Gundlach in W. C. H. Peters, 1861)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

albomaculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2799, ZMB 2868, ZMB 3077

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36281622

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Stenoderma falcatum

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

falcatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

605

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Phyllops falcatus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

falcatus

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 (1982:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17176/22133485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllops haitiensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

haitiensis

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 (1982:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Ariteus falcatus

(R. D. Owen, 1987)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

falcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Ariteus haitiensis

(R. D. Owen, 1987)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

haitiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Phyllops falcatus falcatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

falcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Phyllops falcatus haitiensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

haitiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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