Lasionycteris noctivagans

(Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831)

Silver-haired Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

McMurtrie, H. 1831. The Animal Kingdom, Arranged in Conformity with its Organization, by the Baron Cuvier. Volume I. G. & C. & H. Carvill, New York, 448 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834562

Original name as described

Vespertilio noctivagans

Other common names

Black Bat · Silver Bat · Silver-black Bat

Type locality

Eastern United States.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AL,AK,AZ,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,GA,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,ME,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,NC,ND,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005562

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.

Vespertilio Auduboni

(Harlan, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auduboni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45652184

Authority publication

Monthly American Journal of Geology and Natural Science

Vesperugo noctivagans

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noctivagans

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

True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noctivagans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806318

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:381, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11339/22122128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio noctivagans

(Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noctivagans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834562

Authority publication

New York

vespertilio noctevagans

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noctevagans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

95 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814760

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vespertilio pulverulentus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pulverulenta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/234/mode/2up

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

pulverlentus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pulverlentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

499

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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