Nyctiellus lepidus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gervais, P. 1837-08. M. P. Gervais communique une note sur les animaux Mammifères des Antilles. L'Institut 5(218):253-254.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=CxYzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA253

Original name as described

Vespertilio lepidus

Other common names

Moth Funnel-eared Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1846 (= MNHN ? A. 621)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1846

Type locality

Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas · Cuba

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005281

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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.

Vespertilio lepidus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1846 (= MNHN ? A. 621)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1846

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  2. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  3. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Schinz (1844:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Vespertilio barbatus

(J. Gundlach, 1840)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

barbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203177

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1844:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Natalus lepidus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Natalidae

Root name

lepidus

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. Corbet & Hill (1980:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Nyctiellus lepidus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Natalidae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Tejedor (2011:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1616)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14358/22040604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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