Eptesicus dutertreus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Caribbean Brown Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Gervais, P. 1837-08. M. P. Gervais communique une note sur les animaux Mammifères des Antilles. L'Institut 5(218):253-254.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=CxYzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA253

Original name as described

Vespertilio dutertreus

Other common names

Guadeloupe Brown Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1832

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1832

Type locality

Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas · Cayman Islands · Cuba · Jamaica · Haiti · Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico · Dominica · Barbados · Guadeloupe

Taxonomy notes

split from E. fuscus and tentatively include guadeloupensis and lynni

Taxonomy notes citation

Mônico, P. I., & Soto-Centeno, J. A. (2024). Phylogenetic, morphological and niche differentiation unveil new species limits for the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus). Royal Society Open Science, 11(2), 231384.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006834

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 dutertreus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1832

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1832

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  2. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  3. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Scotophilus Cubensis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:103a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d4caefd-637d-4ed6-aa0f-7aae3288a3f9

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1839:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)
  2. Gray (1843:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  3. Murray (1866:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Dutertrei

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1844:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Vesperugo cubensis

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704724

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:313, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37105)

Vesperus Dutertreus

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704536

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Vespertilio fuscus bahamensis

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76537

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cae2d7b0-df7b-4473-950f-c428f19b1b39

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540592

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Miller (1897:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14569)

Vespertilio fuscus cubensis

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540593

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Miller (1897:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14569)

Eptesicus fuscus bahamensis

G. M. Allen, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815327

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Allen (1911:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  2. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus fuscus cubensis

G. M. Allen, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815326

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Allen (1911:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  2. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)

Eptesicus wetmorei

H. H. T. Jackson, 1916

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wetmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fa11a7da-41d4-4a65-b3fc-be3ece11a9c6

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336617

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eptesicus hispaniolae

G. S. Miller, 1918

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispaniolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:217207

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b3e603a-8762-4e24-ae3a-7505087dcd80

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332154

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eptesicus fuscus hispanolae

Shamel, 1945

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispanolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)

Eptesicus lynni

Shamel, 1945

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lynni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:258488

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325405bb9-e8a5-470c-abfc-00d7559396e7

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566065

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Shamel (1945:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Eptesicus fuscus wetmorei

Shamel, 1945

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wetmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus fuscus petersoni

Silva Taboada, 1974

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

petersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IES ACC-197.7

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1-5

Authority publication

Poeyana

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus guadeloupensis

Genoways & R. J. Baker, 1975

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

guadeloupensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M19902

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55064678

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Cláudio, Novaes, Gardner, Nogueira, Wilson, Maldonado, Oliveira & Moratelli (2023:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62645)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7929/22117922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

E. s. bahamensis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

E. s. dutertreus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

E. s. hispaniolae

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispaniolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

E. s. lynni

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lynni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

E. s. petersoni

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

petersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

E. s. wetmorei

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wetmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Eptesicus fuscus dutertreus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

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 (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  3. Orihuela, Viñola López & Viera (2020:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67075)

Eptesicus fuscus hispaniolae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispaniolae

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 (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus fuscus lynni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lynni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Eptesicus dutertreus bahamensis

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

Eptesicus dutertreus

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

  1. Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Eptesicus dutertreus dutertreus

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

Eptesicus dutertreus hispaniolae

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispaniolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

Eptesicus dutertreus lynni

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lynni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

Eptesicus dutertreus petersoni

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

petersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

Eptesicus dutertreus wetmorei

Mônico & Soto-Centeno, 2024

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wetmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Royal Society Open Science

Name usages

Mônico & Soto-Centeno (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68310)

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