Pteronotus gymnonotus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Big Naked-backed Bat

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Location:Nicaragua, Rivas department, near El OstionalDate taken:20 March 2016

Distribution :

S Veracruz (Mexico) south to Peru, NE and C Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5887

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea
Family: Mormoopidae
Genus: Pteronotus
Subgenus: Pteronotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1843. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Handflügler. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9(1):365-368.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703398

Original name as described

Chilonycteris gymnonotus

Type material

NMW (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cuyaba [= Cuiabá], " Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004856

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.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Chilonycteris gymnonotus

J. A. Wagner, 1843

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

gymnonotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cuyaba

Type locality

Brazil: Mato Grosso: 15°34′48″S, 56°4′48″W.

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703398

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wagner (1847:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
Fitzinger (1870:727, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)

Aëllo gymnota:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

gymnota

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

346

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Dermonotus suapurensis

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

suapurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-17573

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Suapure, Venezuela

Type locality

Venezuela: Bolívar: 7°14′N, 65°10′W.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-17573

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1904:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15986)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteronotus suapurensis:

J. A. Allen, 1911

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

suapurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1911:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16009)
Sanborn (1932:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52371672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34803)
Goodwin (1946:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Burt & Stirton (1961:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
Smith (1972:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4132916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29213)

Pteronotus suapurensis centralis

G. G. Goodwin, 1942

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33193

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Nicaragua.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33193

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteronotus gymnonotus:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

gymnonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

53

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:149, 150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Anderson (1997:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Pavan & Marroig (2016:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29209)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18706/22077065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteronotus gimnonotus:

Bredt & Uieda, 1996

Family

Mormoopidae

Root name

gimnonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Chiroptera Neotropical

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