Phoniscus atrox

G. S. Miller, 1905

Groove-toothed Trumpet-eared Bat

Close-up of head. Also as Gilded Groove-toothed Bat.
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Location:Malaysia, Negri Sembilan, Pasoh Forest ReserveDate taken:Jan 1, 1987

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1484

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Kerivoulinae
Genus : Phoniscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1905-12-09. A new genus of bats from Sumatra. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 18:229-230.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336953

Original name as described

Phoniscus atrox

Other common names

Gilded Groove-toothed Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:123141

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316e4eb2d-6e09-44e0-8771-9af64f05d381

Type locality

"vicinity of Kateman River, eastern Sumatra, " Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005311

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: 2 names and synonyms.

Phoniscus atrox

G. S. Miller, 1905

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

atrox

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:123141

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316e4eb2d-6e09-44e0-8771-9af64f05d381

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336953

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1908:669, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17209)
  2. Kloss (1916:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34047)
  3. Chasen (1940:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10970/21970973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Kerivoula atrox

(Koopman, 1993)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

atrox

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1993:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  2. Koopman (1994:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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