Myotis ruber

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Red 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1806. Mémoire sur le genre et les espèces de Vespertilion, l'un des genres de la famille des chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 8:187-205.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29407874

Original name as described

Vespertilio ruber

Type material

USNM:MAMM:115097

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3230f7928-6326-4fe5-9dae-5457f2c3e41d

Type locality

"Paraguay." Based on neotype selection, restricted by R. K. LaVal in 1973b to "Sapucay [Ñeembucú Department], Paraguay."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005464

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.

Vespertilio (Myotis) kinnamon

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kinnamon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-2056

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-2056

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076322

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Vespertilio ruber

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:115097

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3230f7928-6326-4fe5-9dae-5457f2c3e41d

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29407874

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Desmarest (1821:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Lesson (1827:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Schinz (1844:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Noctilio ruber

(Rengger, 1830)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Basel

Name usages

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

Noctilio albiventris ruber

(Hershkovitz, 1975)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1975:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67331)

Myotis ruber

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Reis & Muller (1995:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34685)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14197/22062092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio cinnamomeus

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cinnamomeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

755

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544862

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Myotis rubra

Woodman, 1993

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

545

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Reis, Peracchi & Sekiama (1999:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40441)

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