Nyctinomops laticaudatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805)

Broad-eared 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1805-03-21. Note sur une petite famille de chauve-souris d'Amérique, désignée sous le nom générique de Molossus. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1791-1805) 3(96):278-279.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5495417

Original name as described

Molossus laticaudatus

Other common names

Broad-eared Bat · Broad-tailed Bat · Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat · Geoffroy's Free-tailed Bat

Type locality

Asunción, Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba · Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005236

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Tadarida laticaudata ferruginea

(G. G. Goodwin, 1954)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-148683

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-148683

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63231748

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Tadarida laticaudata macarenensis

(Barriga-Bonilla, 1965)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

macarenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ICN 646

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Caldasia

Tadarida espiritosantensis

(Ruschi, 1951)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

espiritosantensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MBML 12

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:214, 215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomus europs

(H. Allen, 1889)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

europs

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101498

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3420f6e3a-34d1-4f63-9254-4bfd395d3960

Authority page

558

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7123975

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Nyctinomops yucatanicus

G. S. Miller, 1902

Family

Molossidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108166

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e8c3363f-7cda-45a6-a782-230fb468ccc6

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309524

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Dysopes gracilis

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2467, ZMB 2495, ZSM 135

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703399

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Dysopes laticaudatus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

laticaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1842:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nyctinomus gracilis

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Lahille (1899:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Tadarida yucatanica

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

yucatanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Tadarida europs

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

europs

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Tadarida gracilis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Tadarida laticaudata

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

laticaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Molossidae

Root name

laticaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

213

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14995/22011208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus europs

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

europs

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus ferruginea

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus laticaudatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

laticaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus macarenensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

macarenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus yucatanicus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus laticaudatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

laticaudatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5495417

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1791-1805)

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Dysopes caecus

(Rengger, 1830)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

caecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Basel

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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