Corynorhinus rafinesquii

(Lesson, 1827)

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lesson, R.P. 1827. Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. J. B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 441 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564

Original name as described

Plecotus Rafinesquii

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"les Etats-Unis." Restricted by C. O. Handley, Jr. in 1959 to "Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Ill[inois]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(TX,LA,AR,MO,IL,IN,OH,KY,WV,VA,TN,NC,SC,GA,AL,MS,FL)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005656

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 megalotis

(Rafinesque, 1818)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

446

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus Rafinesquii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Plecotus macrotis

(Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

New York

Plecotus lecontii

(W. Cooper, 1837)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lecontii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York

Corynorhinus rafinesquii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806325

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17600/21976905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus rafinesquei

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

74

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

leconteii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leconteii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

481

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

macrotis

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 (2019:871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquii

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 (2019:871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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