Rhogeessa parvula

H. Allen, 1866

Northern Little 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

Allen, H. 1866-08-28. Notes on the Vespertilionidae of tropical America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 18:279-288.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861745

Original name as described

Rhogeessa parvula

Other common names

Little Yellow Bat

Type material

ANSP 1832 (= USNM:MAMM:7841)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tres Marias [= Islas Marías, Nayarit], Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005504

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.

Rhogeëssa tumida major

G. G. Goodwin, 1958

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-175263

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-175263

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63299084

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Rhogeessa parvula

H. Allen, 1866

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1832 (= USNM:MAMM:7841)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861745

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19684/22007495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vesperugo parvulus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Robinson (1896:651, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67330)

Rhogeessa parvula major

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

859

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Rhogeessa parvula parvula

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

859

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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