Natalus macrourus

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Brazilian Funnel-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Gervais, P. 1855-07-23. Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement français pendant les années 1843 a 1847, sous la direction du comte Francis de Castelnau, Mammifères. P. Bertrand, Paris, 116 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076235

Original name as described

Spectrellum macrourum

Type locality

no type locality given. Identified by P. Gervais in 1856 as Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay

Taxonomy notes

split from N. stramineus (as espiritosantensis); then name macrourus has been shown to be the oldest name available for this species rather than espiritosantensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Tejedor, A. (2011). Systematics of funnel-eared bats (Chiroptera: Natalidae). Bulletin of the american Museum of natural History, 1-140. · Garbino, G. S., & Tejedor, A. (2013). Natalus macrourus (Gervais, 1856)(Chiroptera: Natalidae) is a senior synonym of Natalus espiritosantensis (Ruschi, 1951). Mammalia, 77(2), 237-240.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005275

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.

Myotis espiritosantensis

(Ruschi, 1951)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

espiritosantensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MBML-MAMIFEROS 1801 (= "MBML 23")

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/mbml/mbml-mamiferos?id=bra-mbml-mbml-mamiferos-0000001801

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão

Natalus stramineus natalensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1959

Family

Natalidae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:242830

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331017bf4-4529-4d1a-abf9-ae0d110420b8

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63295577

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Natalus stramineus espiritosantensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Natalidae

Root name

espiritosantensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Natalus espiritosantensis

Tejedor, 2011

Family

Natalidae

Root name

espiritosantensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tejedor (2011:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1616)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136448/21983924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Natalus macrourus

Garbino & Tejedor, 2013

Family

Natalidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Spectrellum macrourum

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076235

Authority publication

Paris

Spectrellum macrurum

(P. Gervais, 1856)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

macrurum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1212364

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

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

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