Vampyressa melissa

O. Thomas, 1926

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1926-07-01. The Godman-Thomas expedition to Peru.—III. On mammals collected by Mr. R. W. Hendee in the Chachapoyas region of North Peru. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)18(103):156-167.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633489

Original name as described

Vampyressa melissa

Other common names

Peruvian Yellow-eared Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.5.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b5e82af2-d32e-43d6-ab5b-f758687c76bc

Type locality

"Puca Tambo, Peru, altitude 7100' [= 2164 m]," San Martín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described sinchi

Taxonomy notes citation

Tavares, V. D. C., Gardner, A. L., Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., & Velazco, P. M. (2014). Systematics of Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species of Vampyressa. American Museum Novitates, 3813, 1-27. · Tavares, V. D. C., Gardner, A. L., Mcdonough, M. M., Maldonado, J. E., Gutiérrez, E. E., Velazco, P. M., & Garbino, G. S. (2022). Historical DNA of rare yellow-eared bats Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) clarifies phylogeny and species boundaries within the genus. Systematics and Biodiversity, 20(1), 2117247.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005061

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.

Vampyressa melissa

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

melissa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.5.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b5e82af2-d32e-43d6-ab5b-f758687c76bc

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:166, 167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22839/22058315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vampyressa sinchi

V. da C. Tavares, A. L. Gardner, Ramírez-Chaves, & Velazco, 2014

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

sinchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:114028

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=58d2d0e5-af7d-4a22-b88b-a134ac3b21ad

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58828847

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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