Sturnira bidens

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Bidentate 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 : Corvira

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1915-10-01. A new genus of phyllostome bats and a new Rhipidomys from Ecuador. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)16(94):310-312.

Original name as described

Corvira bidens

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.11.7

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Baeza, Upper Coca River, Oriente [= Napo] of N. Ecuador. Alt. 6500' [= 1981 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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