Plecotus teneriffae

Plecotus teneriffae

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 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 Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Plecotini
Genus: Plecotus
Species: Plecotus teneriffae

Name

Plecotus teneriffae Barrett-Hamilton, 1907: 520

• Holotype: BMNH 87.4.18.1, skin and skull, collected by Ramon Gomez on 3 April 1887.
• Type locality: “Orotava, Tenerife”, Canary Islands, Spain.

Native distribution areas

• Spain: Canary Islands: Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro.

References

Primary references

• Barret-Hamilton, G.E.H. 1907. Descriptions of two new species of Plecotus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 20(120): 520–521. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Spitzenberger, F., Strelkov, P.P., Winkler, H. & Haring, E. 2006. A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results. Zoologica Scripta 35(3): 187–230. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Canary Long-eared Bat
español: Murciélago orejudo canario

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