Micronycteris minuta

Combinations

• Schizostoma minutum Gervais, 1856: 50 [Original combination]
• Micronycteris minuta: Thomas, 1901: 191 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Micronycteris hypoleuca J.A. Allen, 1900: 90
  • Holotype: AMNH 15131, adult ♀, skin only, collected by H.H. Smith on 9 July 1899.
  • Type locality: “Bonda”, Magdalena, Colombia.

• Micronycteris megalotis homezi Pirlot, 1967: 265
  • Holotype: Pirlot private collection nº 143. [lost fide Simmons (1996: 4)]
  • Neotype: EBRG 22648, adult ♂, body in alcohol. [designated by Ochoa & Sánchez (2005: 331)]
  • Type locality: “Zulia state, Venezuela”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Hato El Cedral, Northern border, Apure State, 80 m” by Ochoa & Sánchez (2005: 331).

Primary references

• Gervais, P. 1856. Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement français pendant les années 1843 a 1847, sous la direction du comte Francis de Castelnau, Mammifères. P. Bertrand: Paris. 116 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Allen, J.A. 1900. List of bats collected by Mr. H.H. Smith in the Santa Marta region of Colombia, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(8): 87–94. hdl: 2246/555 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. 
• Ochoa, G., J. & Sánchez, H., J. 2005. Taxonomic status of Micronycteris homezi (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). Mammalia 69(3-4): 323–335. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2005.026 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Simmons, N.B. 1996. A new species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from northeastern Brazil: with comments on phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3158: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3679 Reference page. 
• Simmons, N.B. & Voss, R.S. 1998. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1. Bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237: 1–219. hdl: 2246/1634 Reference page. 

Links

• Solari, S. 2015. IUCN: Micronycteris minuta  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T13380A22125019. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13380A22125019.en. Accessed on 16 May 2024.