Platyrrhinus aurarius

(Handley & Ferris, 1972)

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Handley, C.O., Jr. and Ferris, K.C. 1972-02-29. Descriptions of new bats of the genus Vampyrops. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(60):519-524.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563614

Original name as described

Vampyrops aurarius

Type material

USNM:MAMM:387163

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3909327ff-6e3f-4b0a-9f20-ea3f32e04e7c

Type locality

"at Km 125, 1,000 m, 85 km SSE El Dorado, Bolivar, Venezuela."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005036

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.

Vampyrops aurarius

(Handley & Ferris, 1972)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

aurarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:387163

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3909327ff-6e3f-4b0a-9f20-ea3f32e04e7c

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563614

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Platyrrhinus aurarius

Velazco, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

aurarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659536

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Velazco (2005:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1296)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17566/115141196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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