Platyrrhinus umbratus

(Lyon, 1902)

Shadowy 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

Lyon, M.W., Jr. 1902-06-20. Description of a new bat from Colombia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:151-152.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364919

Original name as described

Vampyrops umbratus

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8180

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8180

Type locality

"San Miguel [La Guajira], Colombia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. aquilus and includes nigellus

Taxonomy notes citation

Velazco, P. M., & Gardner, A. L. (2009). A new species of Platyrrhinus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from western Colombia and Ecuador, with emended diagnoses of P. aquilus, P. dorsalis, and P. umbratus. Proceedings of the biological society of Washington, 122(3), 249-281. · Velazco, P. M., Guevara, L., & Molinari, J. (2018). Systematics of the broad-nosed bats, Platyrrhinus umbratus (Lyon, 1902) and P. nigellus (Gardner and Carter, 1972)(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), based on genetic, morphometric, and ecological niche analyses. Neotropical Biodiversity, 4(1), 119-133.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005050

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 umbratus

(Lyon, 1902)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8180

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8180

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364919

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Vampyrops oratus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

oratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.27.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9a72d377-102e-4d9c-93d5-3c08726ad753

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616646

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Vampyrops nigellus

(A. L. Gardner & D. C. Carter, 1972)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:16415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-16415

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55546537

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Platyrrhinus umbratus

Koopman, 1993

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1993:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/95908089/21973968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

V. l. nigellus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · variety_or_form

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

V. u. oratus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

oratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · variety_or_form

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

V. u. umbratus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · variety_or_form

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Platyrrhinus lineatus nigellus

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1997:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Platyrrhinus umbratus oratus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

oratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Platyrrhinus umbratus umbratus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Platyrrhinus nigellus

Velazco, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nigellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659551

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Velazco (2005:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1296)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136317/22020785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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