Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

(Rouk & D. C. Carter, 1972)

Short-headed 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

Rouk, C.S. and Carter, D.C. 1972-02-11. A new species of Vampyrops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from South America. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 1:1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55554357

Original name as described

Vampyrops brachycephalus

Type material

TCWC:Mamm:12193

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"3 mi. [= 4.8 km] S Tingo Maria, 2400 ft. [= 732 m], Huanuco, Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005037

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 latus

(Handley & Ferris, 1972)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

latus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:364408

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a16214a6-4684-43d0-b857-9f3ddf5f9e20

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563611

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Vampyrops latus saccharus

(Handley & Ferris, 1972)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

saccharus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:408411

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35364ecca-fda6-49d2-9064-8f763d129f46

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563613

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Vampyrops brachycephalus

(Rouk & D. C. Carter, 1972)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:12193

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55554357

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

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)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

Koopman, 1993

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

190

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1993:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  2. Anderson (1997:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  3. Velazco (2005:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1296)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17567/21986909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus brachycephalus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

563

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus saccharus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

saccharus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

563

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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