Myotis nesopolus

G. S. Miller, 1900

Curaçao Myotis

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Myotinae
Genus : Myotis
Subgenus : Pizonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1900-04-06. Three new bats from the island of Curaçao. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:123-127.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308170

Original name as described

Myotis nesopolus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:101849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/393e4b51c-0fa9-45f5-b4cc-7d55ae83730f

Type locality

"near Willemstad, Curaçao, West Indies."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Curaçao · Bonaire · Aruba?

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. larensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Novaes, R. L. M., Cláudio, V. C., Larsen, R. J., Wilson, D. E., Weksler, M., & Moratelli, R. (2021). The taxonomic status of Myotis nesopolus larensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and new insights on the diversity of Caribbean Myotis. ZooKeys, 1015, 145-167.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005446

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.

Myotis nesopolus

G. S. Miller, 1900

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nesopolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/393e4b51c-0fa9-45f5-b4cc-7d55ae83730f

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308170

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14184/22065759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis nesopolus nesopolus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nesopolus

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 (2019:944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis nesopotus

J. A. Allen, 1914

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nesopotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

384

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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