Lophostoma nicaraguae
(G. G. Goodwin, 1942)
Mesoamerican Round-eared Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Noctilionoidea |
| Family | : Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily | : Phyllostominae |
| Tribe | : Phyllostomini |
| Genus | : Lophostoma |
Species status
Authority citation
Goodwin, G.G. 1942-05. A summary of recognizable species of Tonatia, with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Mammalogy 23(2):204-209.
Authority publication link
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1375074Original name as described
Tonatia nicaraguae
Type material
AMNH M-41184
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Kanawa Creek, near Cukra, north of Bluefields, [Zelaya,], Nicaragua."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
split from L. brasiliense
Taxonomy notes citation
Esquivel, D. A., Pereira, M. J. R., Stuhler, J. D., Rossoni, D. M., Velazco, P. M., & Bianchi, F. M. (2022). Multiples lines of evidence unveil cryptic diversity in the Lophostoma brasiliense (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) complex. Systematics and Biodiversity, 20(1), 2110172.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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