Nycticeius cubanus

(J. Gundlach in W. C. H. Peters, 1861)

Cuban Evening Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1861. Hr. W. Peters theilte eine Übersicht der von Hrn. Dr. Gundlach beobachteten Flederthiere auf Cuba mit. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861:149-156.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36281617

Original name as described

Vesperus cubanus

Type material

ZMB 2600

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

near Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005593

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.

Vesperus cubanus

(J. Gundlach in W. C. H. Peters, 1861)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2600

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36281617

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Nycticeius cubanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136386/22013782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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