Glossophaga leachii

Glossophaga leachii

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Glossophaginae
Tribus: Glossophagini
Genus: Glossophaga
Species: Glossophaga leachii

Name

Glossophaga leachii (Gray, 1844)

• Holotype: BMNH 1842.8.17.17, adult indet., skin and skull, collected by John Gould.
• Type locality: “Central America, Realejo”, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua.

Combinations

• Monophyllus leachii Gray, 1844: 18 [Original combination]
• Glossophaga leachii: Webster & Jones, 1980: 4 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Nicon caudifer Gray, 1847
• Glossophaga soricina alticola Davis, 1944

Native distribution areas

• Costa Rica north to Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Tlaxcala, and Colima (Mexico)

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1844. Mammalia. pp. 7–36, pls. 1–18 In Hinds, R.B. (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulfur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S., etc. during the years 1836–42. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. 50 pp., pls. 1–34. BHL Reference page. 
• Webster, W.D. & Jones, Jr., J.K. 1980. Taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes on bats of the genus Glossophaga in North America, with description of a new species. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 71: 1–12. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Miller, B., Reid, F., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2016. IUCN: Glossophaga leachii  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2018). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T9274A128959800. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9274A22108679.en. Accessed on 08 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Gray's Long-tongued Bat