Glossophaga mutica

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Merriam's Long-tongued Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Tribe : Glossophagini
Genus : Glossophaga

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1898-01-27. Mammals of Tres Marias Islands, off western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:13-19.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263566

Original name as described

Glossophaga mutica

Type material

USNM:MAMM:89271

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31bea1c73-6886-4ea0-bfb6-4ef2ff870f2c

Type locality

“Maria Madre Id., Tres Marias Ids., Mexico.”

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia

Taxonomy notes

split from G. soricina

Taxonomy notes citation

Calahorra-Oliart, A., Ospina-Garcés, S. M., & León-Paniagua, L. (2021). Cryptic species in Glossophaga soricina (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): do morphological data support molecular evidence?. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(1), 54-68.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006536

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.

Glossophaga mutica

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mutica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:89271

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31bea1c73-6886-4ea0-bfb6-4ef2ff870f2c

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263566

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Glossophaga soricina handleyi

Webster & J. K. Jones, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

handleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M25893

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55050845

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

G. s. mutica

Koopman, 1994

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mutica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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