Phylloderma stenops

(W. C. H. Peters, 1865)

Southern Pale-faced Bat

Ventral view, one wing extended. Also as Spear-nosed Bat.
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Location:Costa Rica, Heredia, La SelvaDate taken:Jan 1, 1974Description:Ventral view, one wing extended. Also as Spear-nosed Bat.

Distribution :

S Mexico to SE Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 379

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Tribe : Phyllostomini
Genus : Phylloderma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1865. Über die zu den Vampyri gehörigen Flederthiere und über die natürliche Stellung der Gattung Antrozous. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1865:503-524.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35168972

Original name as described

Phyllostoma (Phylloderma) stenops

Other common names

Spear-nosed Bat · Pale-faced Bat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.16843

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.16843.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.16843.b

Type locality

"Cayenne, " French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. septentrionale

Taxonomy notes citation

Camacho, M.A., Burneo, S.F., Cadar, D., Horváth, B., Tóth, G.E. and Murienne, J. 2026. Geographic structuring and species limits in Phylloderma stenops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): Revalidation of P. septentrionalis in Central America. Vertebrate Zoology 76:339-359. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e166549

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004979

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: 9 names and synonyms.

Phyllostoma (Phylloderma) stenops

W. C. H. Peters, 1865

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

stenops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.16843

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cayenne

Type locality

French Guiana: 4°55′48″N, 52°19′48″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.16843.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.16843.b

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35168972

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Guandira cayanensis

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

cayanense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.25.2

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

French Guiana: 4°55′48″N, 52°19′48″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e670c40f-ab32-496c-97f9-ad4c95805e1e

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627562

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1866:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)

Phylloderma stenops:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

stenops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422941

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422941) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Miller (1907:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51112331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15503)
Williams & Genoways (1980:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30622)
Corbet & Hill (1980:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
McCarthy (1987:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1818)
Corbet & Hill (1991:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
Koopman (1993:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Montenegro & Romero-Ruiz (2000:645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34683)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Velazco, Voss, Fleck & Simmons (2021:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56561)
Martínez-Fonseca, Trujillo, Westeen, Reid, Hood, Fernández-Mena, Gutiérrez-López, Molina-Loza & Chambers (2024:710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67553)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17168/22134036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Camacho, Burneo, Cadar, Horváth, Tóth & Murienne (2026:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72891)

Phylloderma stenops boliviensis

Barquez & R. A. Ojeda, 1979

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

boliviense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FML 00413

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

proveniente de Bolivia, 7 km al norte de Santa Rosa, Provincia de Sara, Departamento Santa Cruz

Type locality

Bolivia: Santa Cruz Department.

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Neotrópica

Name usages

Koopman (1994:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Camacho, Burneo, Cadar, Horváth, Tóth & Murienne (2026:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72891)

Phylloderma stenops stenops:

S. L. Williams & Genoways, 1980

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

stenops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334434

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

Williams & Genoways (1980:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30622)
Hall (1981:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Koopman (1994:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Camacho, Burneo, Cadar, Horváth, Tóth & Murienne (2026:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72891)

Phyllostomus stenops boliviensis:

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

boliviense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Phyllostomus stenops:

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

stenops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

cayenensis:

Simmons, 2005

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

cayenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Phylloderma stenops boliviense:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

boliviense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

506

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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