Balantiopteryx plicata

W. C. H. Peters, 1867

Gray Sac-winged Bat

Close-up of head, front view. Also as Peters's Sac-winged Bat.
1 / 6
Location:Mexico, PUE, PueblaDate taken:1 January 1967Description:Close-up of head, front view. Also as Peters's Sac-winged Bat.

Distribution :

Costa Rica to C Sonora and S Baja California (Mexico); N Colombia

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 351

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Emballonuroidea
Family: Emballonuridae
Subfamily: Emballonurinae
Tribe: Diclidurini
Genus: Balantiopteryx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1867. Über die zu den Gattungen Mimon und Saccopteryx gehörigen Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867:469-481.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510747

Original name as described

Balantiopteryx plicata

Other common names

Peters's Sac-winged Bat

Type material

ZMB 3361

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004778

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.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Balantiopteryx plicata

W. C. H. Peters, 1867

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

plicata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3361

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Puntarenas in Costa Rica

Type locality

Costa Rica.

Authority page

476

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510747

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Burt & Stirton (1961:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
Goodwin (1969:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Anderson (1972:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
Corbet & Hill (1980:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Lim (2007:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1566)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2533/22029659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Saccopteryx plicata:

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

plicata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
Allen (1890:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10046)
Alfaro (1897:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
Allen (1897:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
Thomas (1897:546, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15351)
Trouessart (1904:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Balantiopteryx ochoterenai

L. Martínez & Villa-Ramírez, 1938

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

ochoterenai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 9180

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Cuautla, Mor.

Type locality

Mexico: Morelos: 18°49′44″N, 98°56′36″W.

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología

Name usages

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

Balantiopteryx plicata pallida

Burt, 1948

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 83056

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mexico: Sonora.

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

Anderson (1972:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Hall (1981:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Koopman (1994:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Balantiopteryx plicata plicata:

G. G. Goodwin, 1969

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

plicata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1969:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
Hall (1981:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Koopman (1994:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Balantiopteryx plicata in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.