Nycticeius humeralis

(Rafinesque, 1818)

North American 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

Rafinesque, C.S. 1818-10. Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 3(6):445-447.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/sim_american-monthly-magazine-critical-review_the-american-monthly-mag_1818-10_3_6/page/445/mode/2up

Original name as described

Vespertilio humeralis

Other common names

Black-shouldered Bat · Twilight Bat

Type locality

Kentucky, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NE,IA,IL,KS,MO,IN,MI,OH,OK,TX,AR,LA,MS,TN,KY,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,DC,WV,DE,MD,NJ,PA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005594

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 creeks

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

creeks

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A6875

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a6875

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122263

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nycticeius humeralis mexicanus

W. B. Davis, 1944

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:2801

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nycticeius humeralis subtropicalis

A. Schwartz, 1951

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

subtropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 96916

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nycticea crepuscularis

Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crepuscularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:4735, USNM:MAMM:4736

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a4d8f13-2915-480e-b9e2-d942fe125498 http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38144bfea-8b3a-4abb-bf29-30680f586dde

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834563

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

Nycticeus humeralis

Lesson, 1827

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207566

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1836:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Nycticejus humeralis

Temminck, 1840

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nycticejus crepuscularis

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crepuscularis

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)

Nycticeius humeralis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14944/22015223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nycticeius humeralis humeralis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

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 (2019:891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio humeralis

(Rafinesque, 1818)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

445

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Vespertilio Crecks

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crecks

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814764

Authority publication

Paris

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