Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

(Rouk & D. C. Carter, 1972)

Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat

Close-up side view of head, female
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Location:Venezuela, Bolivar, El MantecoDate taken:1 January 1976Description:Close-up side view of head, female

Distribution :

N Brazil; Colombia to Guianas; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1527

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Tribe: Stenodermatini
Genus: Platyrrhinus
Subgenus: Platyrrhinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rouk, C.S. and Carter, D.C. 1972-02-11. A new species of Vampyrops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from South America. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 1:1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55554357

Original name as described

Vampyrops brachycephalus

Type material

TCWC:Mamm:12193

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"3 mi. [= 4.8 km] S Tingo Maria, 2400 ft. [= 732 m], Huanuco, Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005037

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: 6 names and synonyms.

Vampyrops brachycephalus

Rouk & D. C. Carter, 1972

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:12193

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

3 mi. S Tingo Maria, 2400 ft., Huanuco, Peru

Type locality

Peru: Huánuco Department.

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55554357

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Williams & Genoways (1980:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30622)
Corbet & Hill (1980:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
Corbet & Hill (1991:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1994:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Vampyrops latus

Handley & Ferris, 1972

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

latus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:364408

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

San Juan, 900 ft.. Province of Oxapampa, Department of Pasco, Perú

Type locality

Peru: Pasco Department.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a16214a6-4684-43d0-b857-9f3ddf5f9e20

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563611

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Vampyrops latus saccharus

Handley & Ferris, 1972

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

saccharus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:408411

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Manacal, 300 m, 5 km S and 25 km E Carupano, Sucre, Venezuela

Type locality

Venezuela: Sucre.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35364ecca-fda6-49d2-9064-8f763d129f46

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563613

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus:

Koopman, 1993

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

190

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Koopman (1993:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Anderson (1997:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Van Cakenberghe, Herrel & Aguirre (2002:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69924)
Velazco (2005:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1296)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Velazco, Voss, Fleck & Simmons (2021:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56561)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17567/21986909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus brachycephalus:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

brachycephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

563

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus saccharus:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

saccharus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

563

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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