Peropteryx kappleri

W. C. H. Peters, 1867

Greater Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx kappleri kappleri
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Location:Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Damas CaveDate taken:15 August 2014Description:Peropteryx kappleri kappleri

Distribution :

S Veracruz (Mexico) to the Guianas, E Brazil, Peru, and N Bolivia.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4607

Taxonomy

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

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/36510744

Original name as described

Peropteryx Kappleri

Type material

ZMB 3348

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Surinam [= Suriname]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004787

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: 4 names and synonyms.

Peropteryx Kappleri

W. C. H. Peters, 1867

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

kappleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3348

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Surinam

Type locality

Suriname.

Authority page

473

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510744

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Allen (1910:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16010)
Allen (1911:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16009)
Goodwin (1946:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Husson (1962:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16910)
Goodwin (1969:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Ruschi (1970:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34721)
Husson (1978:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Anderson (1997:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Lim (2007:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1566)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Velazco, Voss, Fleck & Simmons (2021:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56561)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16707/22100544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peropteryx kappleri intermedius

Sanborn, 1951

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

intermedia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:68349

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Hacienda Cadena, Province of Quispicanchis, Department of Cuzco, Peru

Type locality

Peru: Cusco Department: 13°19′48″S, 70°46′12″W.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e9791fbb-8433-4688-9c0a-77b1a32a4dce

Authority page

476

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764605

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Peropteryx kappleri intermedia:

Husson, 1962

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

intermedia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Zoologische Verhandelingen

Name usages

Husson (1962:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16910)
Koopman (1994:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Peropteryx kappleri kappleri:

Husson, 1962

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

kappleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Zoologische Verhandelingen

Name usages

Husson (1962:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16910)
Goodwin (1969:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Husson (1978:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
Hall (1981:82) (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 (2019:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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