Lasiurus frantzii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Desert Red Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1871. Eine monographische Übersicht der Chiropterengattungen Nycteris und Atalapha. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1870:900-914.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381869

Original name as described

Atalapha Frantzii

Other common names

Western Red Bat

Type material

ZMB 2707 (two specimens!), ZMB 3451

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Costa Rica.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,MT,ND,SD,WY,NE,CO,TX,NM,AZ,UT,NV,CA)

Taxonomy notes

split from L. blossevillii

Taxonomy notes citation

Baird, A. B., Braun, J. K., Mares, M. A., Morales, J. C., Patton, J. C., Tran, C. Q., & Bickham, J. W. (2015). Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Mammalogy, 96(6), 1255-1274.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005582

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.

Atalapha teliotis

(H. Allen, 1891)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

teliotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:84555

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31ca81421-c6b9-4162-938a-d0a7c5eef1f6

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6900705

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Lasiurus borealis ornatus

E. R. Hall, 1951

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8492 (= USNM:MAMM:A37578)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306c2e813-fa83-4ae4-aa13-dbf0d2300a63

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715280

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Atalapha Frantzii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2707 (two specimens!), ZMB 3451

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

908

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381869

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1871:908, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67090)

Lasiurus borealis frantzii

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

334

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Lasiurus blossevillii frantzii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lasiurus blossevillii teliotis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

teliotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lasiurus frantzii

A. B. Baird, J. K. Braun, Mares, J. C. Morales, J. C. Patton, Tran, & Bickham, 2015

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1266

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Lasiurus frantzii frantzii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

879

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus frantzii teliotis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

teliotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

879

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus frantzi

Schmidly, R. D. Bradley, Yancey, & L. C. Bradley, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

frantzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Lasiurus borealis mexicanus

G. S. Miller, 1897

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540602

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bangs (1902:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Atalapha franzu

(Ximénez, Langguth, & Praderi, 1972)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

franzu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo

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