Platyrrhinus helleri

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Heller's 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Hr. W. Peters machte eine Mittheilung über neue oder ungenügend bekannte Flederthiere (Vampyrops, Uroderma, Chiroderma, Ametrida, Tylostoma, Vespertilio, Vesperugo) und Nager (Tylomys, Lasiomys). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:392-411.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052954

Original name as described

Vampyrops Helleri

Type material

ZMB 3276

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. incarum

Taxonomy notes citation

Velazco, P. M., Gardner, A. L., & Patterson, B. D. (2010). Systematics of the Platyrrhinus helleri species complex (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 159(3), 785-812.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005041

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 zarhinus

(H. Allen, 1891)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

zarhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:3211

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:3211

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26358066

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Vampyrops Helleri

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3276

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

392

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052954

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1866:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67071)
  2. Bangs (1902:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  3. Goodwin (1946:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:167, 168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Owen (1987:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  8. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)

Platyrrhinus helleri helleri

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Platyrrhinus helleri

Velazco, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659537

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Velazco (2005:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1296)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88159886/88159952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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