Chilonatalus tumidifrons

G. S. Miller, 1903

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Natalidae
Genus : Chilonatalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1903-09-30. A new nataline bat from the Bahamas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16:119-120.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345252

Original name as described

Chilonatalus tumidifrons

Other common names

Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat · Bahamian Least Funnel-eared Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:122024

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3649a401a-d4d3-4bff-8d67-d873a98e6dcd

Type locality

"Watlings Island [= San Salvador Island], Bahamas."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005272

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.

Chilonatalus tumidifrons

G. S. Miller, 1903

Family

Natalidae

Root name

tumidifrons

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:122024

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3649a401a-d4d3-4bff-8d67-d873a98e6dcd

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345252

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Tejedor (2011:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1616)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14361/22041195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Natalus tumidifrons

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

tumidifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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