Lonchophylla robusta

Lonchophylla robusta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Lonchophyllinae
Genus: Lonchophylla
Species: Lonchophylla robusta

Name

Lonchophylla robusta Miller, 1912: 23

• Holotype: USNM 173854, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by A. Busck on 14 April 1911.
• Type locality: “in cave on Chilibrillo River, Panama”.

Synonyms

• Choeronycteris mexicana ponsi Pirlot, 1967: 269 [synonymised by Griffiths & Gardner (2008: 252)]
  • Syntypes: Pirlot private collection, ♂ and ♀. [lost]
  • Type locality: “Kasmera”, Zulia, Venezuela.

Native distribution areas

• Nicaragua to Panama
• Colombia
• Venezuela
• Ecuador
• Peru

References

Primary references

• Miller, G.S., Jr. 1912. A small collection of bats from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42(1882): 21–26. BHL Reference page. 
• Pirlot, P. 1967. Nouvelle recolte de chiropteres dans l'ouest du Venezuela. Mammalia 31(2): 260–274. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1967.31.2.260 Reference page. 
• Griffiths, T.A. & Gardner, A.L. [2007] 2008. Subfamily Lonchophyllinae Griffiths, 1982. Pp. 244–255 in Gardner, A.L. (ed.), Mammals of South America. Volume 1. Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4. Reference page. 

Links

• Dávalos, L., Mantilla, H., Medina, C., Pineda, J. & Rodriguez, B. 2015. IUCN: Lonchophylla robusta  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T12268A22038399. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T12268A22038399.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Orange Nectar Bat

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