Nyctinomops aurispinosus
(T. R. Peale, 1849)
Peale's Free-tailed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Molossidae |
| Subfamily | : Molossinae |
| Genus | : Nyctinomops |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKICOriginal name as described
Dysopes aurispinosus
Type material
USNM:MAMM:3726
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aac83aa8-f1c2-463e-b669-cebefa8e11b2Type locality
"flew on board the U. S. Ship Peacock, off the coast of Brazil … about one hundred miles [= 161 km] from land, south of Cape St. Roque," state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Colombia · Venezuela · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Ecuador?
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
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