Erophylla bombifrons

(G. S. Miller, 1899)

Brown Flower Bat

Erophylla bombifrons bombifrons. front view of face and underside, wings extended.
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Location:Puerto Rico, Aguas BuenasDate taken:Jan 1, 1981

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 813

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Tribe : Brachyphyllini
Genus : Erophylla

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1899-05-29. Two new glossophagine bats from the West Indies. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:33-37.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308107

Original name as described

Phyllonycteris bombifrons

Type material

USNM:MAMM:86274

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a3ec591-82a8-47dc-8a84-a08acdf00c2d

Type locality

"limestone cave near Bayamón, Province of San Juan, Puerto Rico."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Haiti · Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004885

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: 7 names and synonyms.

Phyllonycteris bombifrons

(G. S. Miller, 1899)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bombifrons

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:86274

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a3ec591-82a8-47dc-8a84-a08acdf00c2d

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308107

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Phyllonycteris santa-cristobalensis

(D. G. Elliot, 1905)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

santacristobalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:1108

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=70c86241-51da-4597-8c4b-3cbb3957650b

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265706

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Elliot (1905:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15532)

Erophylla bombifrons

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bombifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Allen (1911:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  3. Choate & Birney (1968:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7582)
  4. Hall (1981:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1994:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Carstens, Lundrigan & Myers (2002:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1325)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136247/22003184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Erophylla santacristobalensis

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

santacristobalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)
  2. Allen (1911:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)

Erophylla bombifrons bombifrons

Choate & Birney, 1968

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bombifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Choate & Birney (1968:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7582)
  2. Hall (1981:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  3. Koopman (1994:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Erophylla sezekorni bombifrons

Klingener, Genoways, & R. J. Baker, 1978

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

bombifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52567969

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

Klingener, Genoways & Baker (1978:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52567969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30829)

Erophylla bombifrons santacristobalensis

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

santacristobalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  2. Koopman (1994:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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