Sturnira aratathomasi

R. L. Peterson & Tamsitt, 1968

Arata-Thomas Yellow-shouldered Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peterson, R.L. and Tamsitt, J.R. 1968-11-15. A new species of bat of teh genus Sturnira (family Phyllostomatidae) from northwestern South America. Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences Occasional Papers 12:1-8.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39966441

Original name as described

Sturnira aratathomasi

Other common names

Arata Yellow-shouldered Bat · Giant Yellow-shouldered Bat · Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:395158

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372862983-d75b-491e-a57b-247676fd7841

Type locality

"2 km south of Pance (approximately 20 km southwest of Cali), Dept. of Valle, Colombia, at 1650 metres elevation."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005072

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.

Sturnira aratathomasi

R. L. Peterson & Tamsitt, 1968

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

aratathomasi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:395158

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372862983-d75b-491e-a57b-247676fd7841

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39966441

Authority publication

Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences Occasional Papers

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Owen (1987:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20949/22052176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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