Pteronotus mesoamericanus

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 Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Mormoopidae
Genus: Pteronotus
Subgenus: Pteronotus (Phyllodia)
Species: Pteronotus mesoamericanus

Name

Pteronotus mesoamericanus Smith, 1972

• Holotype: KU 64713, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by James W. Bee and J.A. Ibarra on 7 January 1955.
• Type locality: “1 mi S and 0.75 mi E Yepocapa, 4280 ft, Chimaltenango, Guatemala”.

Combinations

• Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus Smith, 1972: 71 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Pteronotus mesoamericanus — Clare et al., 2013 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Native distribution areas

• Mexico
• Belize
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Panama

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.D. 1972. Systematics of the Chiropteran Family Mormoopidae. Miscellaneous Publication, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History 56: 1–132. BHL Reference page. 
• Clare, E.L., Adams, A.M., Maya-Simões, A.Z., Eger, J.L., Hebert, P.D.N. & Fenton, M.B. 2013. Diversification and reproductive isolation: cryptic species in the only New World high-duty cycle bat, Pteronotus parnellii. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 26. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-26 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pavan, A.C. & Marroig, G. 2016. Integrating multiple evidences in taxonomy: species diversity and phylogeny of mustached bats (Mormoopidae: Pteronotus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 184–198. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.011 Reference page. 

Links

• Solari, S. 2016. IUCN: Pteronotus mesoamericanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T88018392A88018395. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88018392A88018395.en. Accessed on 10 March 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat