Rhogeessa genowaysi

R. J. Baker, 1984

Genoways's Yellow Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Antrozoini
Genus : Rhogeessa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baker, R.J. 1984. A sympatric cryptic species of mammal: A new species of Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Systematic Zoology 33(2):178-183.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2413018

Original name as described

Rhogeessa genowaysi

Type material

TTU-M36169

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mexico; Chiapas; 23.6 mi [= 38 km] by road (Mex. Hwy 200) northwest of Huixtla."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005497

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Names and synonyms

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Rhogeessa genowaysi

R. J. Baker, 1984

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

genowaysi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M36169

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Systematic Zoology

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19680/21989676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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