Vampyriscus nymphaeus

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Striped 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 : Vampyriscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1909-09-01. Notes on some South-American mammals, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(21):230-242.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097609

Original name as described

Vampyressa nymphaea

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.17.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09c25d90-950b-4514-935b-08d54914b202

Type locality

"Novita, Rio S. Juan, Chocó, W. Colombia. Alt. 150' [= 46 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

the specific epithet 'nymphaea/us' is treated as an adjective based on the Greek root rather than a Latin noun here; moved from Vampyressa to Vampyriscus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoofer, S. R., & Baker, R. J. (2006). Molecular systematics of Vampyressine bats (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) with comparison of direct and indirect surveys of mitochondrial DNA variation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 39(2), 424-438.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005067

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 nymphaea

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nymphaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.17.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09c25d90-950b-4514-935b-08d54914b202

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097609

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Mesophylla nymphaea

(R. D. Owen, 1987)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nymphaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)

Vampyriscus nymphaea

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nymphaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

556

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22840/22058669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vampyriscus nymphaeus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nymphaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005067

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Vampyressa nimphaea

(L. Albuja, 1989)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nimphaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Politecnica

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