Eptesicus brasiliensis

Eptesicus brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

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 Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Microchiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Eptesicini
Genus: Eptesicus
Subgenus: Eptesicus (Eptesicus)
Species: Eptesicus brasiliensis
Subspecies (4): E. b. argentinus – E. b. brasiliensis – E. b. melanopterus – E. b. thomasi

Name

Eptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)

• Syntypes (3): MNHN, collected by Auguste Saint-Hilaire.
• Type locality: “Brésil”, restricted to “Goiaz [=Goiás]” by Cabrera (1958: 105).

Combinations

• Vespertilio brasiliensis Desmarest, 1819: 478 [original combination]
• Eptesicus brasiliensis: Thomas, 1920: 367 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Mexico (Veracruz) south to north Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
• Trinidad & Tobago

References

Primary references

• Desmarest 1819. Vespertilion. p. 461–481 In Nouveau dictionnaire d’histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l’agriculture, à l’économie rurale et domestique, à lamédecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d’agriculteurs. Tome XXXV. Nouv. ed. Deterville: Paris. 572 pp. BHL

Links

• Eptesicus brasiliensis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2016. IUCN: Eptesicus brasiliensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T7916A22114459. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7916A22114459.en

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Brown Bat
español: Murciélago marrón brasileño
português do Brasil: Morcego-marrom-brasileiro