Lasiurus intermedius

H. Allen, 1862

Northern Yellow 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 : Dasypterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, H. 1862-08-01. Descriptions of two new species of Vespertilionidae, and some remarks on the genus Antrozous. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14(5):246-248.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951718

Original name as described

Lasiurus intermedius

Other common names

Big Yellow Bat · Eastern Yellow Bat · Florida Yellow Bat · Greater Yellow Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:6136

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Matamoros, Tamaulipas," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico · Belize · Honduras · Guatemala · El Salvador · Costa Rica

Subregion distribution

USA(TX,LA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,NJ)

Taxonomy notes

split from A. cinereus; has been moved from Lasiurus to Aeorestes (previously a synonym of Myotis) by some authors, but this has been a controversial taxonomic opinion within the bat systematics community and the species is retained under Lasiurus here following a recent taxonomic decision published between the MDD and Batnames Database

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. · Novaes, R. L. M., Garbino, G. S., Claudio, V. C., & Moratelli, R. (2018). Separation of monophyletic groups into distinct genera should consider phenotypic discontinuities: the case of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4379(3), 439-440. · Baird, A. B., Braun, J., Engstrom, M., Lim, B., Mares, M., Patton, J., & Bickham, J. (2021). On the utility of taxonomy to reflect biodiversity: the example of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Therya, 12(2), 283. · Francis, C. M., Simmons, N. B., Van Cakenberghe, V., Upham, N. S., & Burgin, C. J. (2023). On the taxonomy of Lasiurus. Zenodo, 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7696845

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005584

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.

Dasypterus floridanus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

floridanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111379

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce0889af-ecaf-47f6-9907-32c65811f622

Authority page

392

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309523

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Lasiurus intermedius

H. Allen, 1862

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:6136

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951718

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11352/115101697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Atalapha intermedia

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

intermedia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

912

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381873

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1871:912, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67090)
  2. True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Dasypterus intermedius

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Lasiurus intermedius floridanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

floridanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus intermedius intermedius

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Dasypterus intermedius floridanus

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

floridanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1268

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)

Dasypterus intermedius intermedius

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1268

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)

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