Neoeptesicus brasiliensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Brazilian Serotine

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1819. VESPERTILION, Vespertilio. Pp. 461–481 in Société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXXV. Deterville, Paris, 572 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19472421

Original name as described

Vespertilio brasiliensis

Other common names

Brazilian Brown Bat

Type material

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"le Brésil." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Goiás, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

moved from Eptesicus to the recently described Neoeptesicus

Taxonomy notes citation

Cláudio, V. C., Novaes, R. L., Gardner, A. L., Nogueira, M. R., Wilson, D. E., Maldonado, J. E., ... & Moratelli, R. (2023). Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 40, e22029.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005514

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 brasiliensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

478

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19472421

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Schinz (1825:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Lesson (1836:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  6. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vespertilio Hilarii

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1824)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1807 (= MNHN ? 834/639) (= MNHN type 214)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1807

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5813723

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1824:441, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5813723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68396)
  2. Lesson (1827:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Fischer (1829:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Temminck (1840:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  5. Schinz (1844:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Hilairii

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilairii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814758

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1836:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vespertilio derasus

(Burmeister, 1854)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

derasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548281

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Vespertilio arctoideus

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arctoideus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 144

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

758

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544865

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Vespertilio nitens

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nitens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

810

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544917

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Vesperus arctoideus

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arctoideus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704544

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Vesperus derasus

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

derasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704540

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Vesperus Hilarii

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704542

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Vesperus arge

(Cope, 1889)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arge

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 4899

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41650901

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

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

Vesperus melanopterus

(Jentink, 1904)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

melanopterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.12092.a, RMNH.MAM.12092.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12092.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12092.b

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9644709

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Eptesicus hillarii

(G. S. Miller, 1907)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hillarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51112408

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Eptesicus argentinus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

argentinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.4.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3a71fedf-bdff-4dca-ad90-1bb0986ab1e5

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15625420

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Shamel (1945:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)

Eptesicus hilairei

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilairei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1920:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)

Eptesicus brasiliensis

(Shamel, 1945)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  2. Davis (1965:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12768)
  3. Thomas (1972:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  8. Koopman (1993:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  9. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  10. Reis, Peracchi & Sekiama (1999:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40441)
  11. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  12. Esbérard & Bergallo (2005:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34747)
  13. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  17. Martínez-Fonseca, Trujillo, Westeen, Reid, Hood, Fernández-Mena, Gutiérrez-López, Molina-Loza & Chambers (2024:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67553)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7916/22114459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eptesicus hilarii

(Shamel, 1945)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566067

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1945:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)

Eptesicus melanopterus

(Shamel, 1945)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

melanopterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566067

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Shamel (1945:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  2. Davis (1965:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12768)
  3. Husson (1978:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)

Eptesicus brasiliensis argentinus

(W. B. Davis, 1965)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

argentinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Davis (1965:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12768)
  2. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Eptesicus brasiliensis brasiliensis

(W. B. Davis, 1965)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Davis (1965:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12768)
  2. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus brasiliensis thomasi

(W. B. Davis, 1966)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-67606

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-67606

Authority page

261

Authority publication

The Southwestern Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

E. b. melanopterus

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

melanopterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus hilari

(J. Muñoz, 2001)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hilari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

209

Authority publication

Medellín

Eptesicus hillari

(J. Muñoz, 2001)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hillari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

209

Authority publication

Medellín

Eptesicus brasiliensis arge

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arge

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

845

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Neoeptesicus brasiliensis

Cláudio, Novaes, A. L. Gardner, Nogueira, D. E. Wilson, Maldonado, J. A. de Oliveira, & Moratelli, 2023

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Zoologia (Curitiba)

Name usages

  1. Cláudio, Novaes, Gardner, Nogueira, Wilson, Maldonado, Oliveira & Moratelli (2023:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62645)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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