Anoura peruana

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Tschudi's Tailless Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844. [Part 2]. Pp. 21–76 in Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844-1845. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen, 262 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007855

Original name as described

Choeronycteris peruana

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Hacienda der Cejaregion 5000' [= 1524 m] ü. M. am Ostabhange der Binnencordillera, Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Peru · Ecuador · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

split from A. geoffroyi, although some authors have recently retained the species under A. geoffroyi; the species is retained here following the most recent publication

Taxonomy notes citation

Mantilla-Meluk, H. and Baker, R.J. 2006. Systematics of small Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia, with description of a new species. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 261:1-18. a#1312 · Jarrín-Valladares, P. and Kunz, T.H. 2008. Taxonomic history of the genus Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with insights into the challenges of morphological species delimitation. Acta Chiropterologica 10(2):257-269. doi:10.3161/150811008X414836 · Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae. Pp. 224–244 in Gardner, A.L. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 690 pp. a#25718 · Calderón-Acevedo, C.A., Bagley, J.C. and Muchhala, N.C. 2022. Genome-wide ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history among Neotropical leaf-nosed bats in the genus Anoura (Phyllostomidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 167:107356. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107356 · Molinari, J., Gutiérrez, E.E. and Lim, B.K. 2023. Systematics and biogeography of Anoura cultrata (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): a morphometric, niche modeling, and genetic perspective, with a taxonomic reappraisal of the genus. Zootaxa 5297(2):151-188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5297.2.1

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004898

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Choeronycteris peruana

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007855

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Glossophaga peruana

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089022

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Tschudi (1844:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)

Glossophaga peruana

(Schmarda, 1853)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · nomennudum

Authority page

559

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

  1. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  2. Giebel (1855:970, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Glossonycteris lasiopyga

(W. C. H. Peters, 1868)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

lasiopyga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 515.88

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989871

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1868:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66063)
  2. True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Glossophaga apolinari

(J. A. Allen, 1916)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

apolinari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-37376

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-37376

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Anoura geoffroyi antricola

H. E. Anthony, 1921

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

antricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-47282

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-47282

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1921:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Anoura geoffroyi lasiopyga

G. S. Miller & R. Kellogg, 1955

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

lasiopyga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669877

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Miller & Kellogg (1955:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  2. Felten (1956:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67592)
  3. Goodwin (1969:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
  4. Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
  5. Hall (1981:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  6. Koopman (1994:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Anoura geoffroyi peruana

S. Anderson, Koopman, & Creighton, 1982

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62307448

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Anderson, Koopman & Creighton (1982:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62307448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35296)
  2. Koopman (1994:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  3. Anderson (1997:211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Anoura peruana

Mantilla-Meluk & R. J. Baker, 2010

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826877

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Mantilla-Meluk & Baker (2010:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21631)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88109497/88109500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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