Eptesicus dutertreus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Caribbean Brown Bat

Formerly Eptesicus fuscus dutertreus, Big Brown Bat.
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Location:Cuba, Matanzas province, Varadero, Ambrosio caveDate taken:Jun 27, 2024

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7204

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Nycticeiini
Genus : Eptesicus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Gervais, P. 1837-08. M. P. Gervais communique une note sur les animaux Mammifères des Antilles. L'Institut 5(218):253-254.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=CxYzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA253

Original name as described

Vespertilio dutertreus

Other common names

Guadeloupe Brown Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1832 (= MNHN:AGal:654) (= MNHN:type:213)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1832

Type locality

Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas · Cayman Islands · Cuba · Jamaica · Haiti · Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico · Dominica · Barbados · Guadeloupe

Taxonomy notes

split from E. fuscus and tentatively include guadeloupensis and lynni

Taxonomy notes citation

Mônico, P.I. and Soto-Centeno, J.A. 2024. Phylogenetic, morphological and niche differentiation unveil new species limits for the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus). Royal Society Open Science 11(231384):1-15. doi:10.1098/rsos.231384

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006834

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: 33 names and synonyms.

Vespertilio dutertreus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1832 (= MNHN:AGal:654) (= MNHN:type:213)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1832

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  2. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  3. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Scotophilus Cubensis

(J. E. Gray, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:103a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d4caefd-637d-4ed6-aa0f-7aae3288a3f9

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1839:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)
  2. Gray (1843:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  3. Murray (1866:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Dutertrei

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1844:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Vesperugo cubensis

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704724

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:313, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37105)

Vesperus Dutertreus

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dutertreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704536

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37104)

Vespertilio fuscus bahamensis

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76537

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cae2d7b0-df7b-4473-950f-c428f19b1b39

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540592

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Miller (1897:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14569)
  2. Trouessart (1904:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Vespertilio fuscus cubensis

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540593

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Miller (1897:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14569)
  2. Trouessart (1904:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Eptesicus fuscus bahamensis

G. M. Allen, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815327

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Allen (1911:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  2. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)
  3. Hall (1981:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eptesicus fuscus cubensis

G. M. Allen, 1911

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cubensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815326

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Allen (1911:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  2. Shamel (1945:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17258)

Eptesicus wetmorei

H. H. T. Jackson, 1916

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

wetmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fa11a7da-41d4-4a65-b3fc-be3ece11a9c6

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336617

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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