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Corynorhinus mexicanus G. M. Allen 1916

Description

Corynorhinus mexicanus G. M. Allen 1916

Corynorhinus mexicanus G. M. Allen 1916, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 60: 347.

Type Locality: Mexico, Chihuahua, Pacheco.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Big-eared Bat.

Distribution: Sonora and Coahuila to Michoacan Yucatán (Mexico); Cozumel Isl (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) as Plecotus mexicanus.

Discussion: Listed as a subspecies of townsendii by Hall and Kelson (1959), but see Handley (1959 b) and Hall (1981). See Tumlison (1992).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, pp. 451-529 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 480, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Corynorhinus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Chiroptera
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
G. M. Allen
Species
mexicanus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Corynorhinus mexicanus Allen, 1916 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Allen, J. A. 1916. Mammals collected on the Roosevelt Brazilian Expedition, with field notes by Leo E. Miller. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 35: 559 - 610, 6 pls.
  • Hall, E. R., and K. R. Kelson. 1959. The mammals of North America. Ronald Press Co., New York, 1: 1 - 546; 2: 547 - 1083 + 79.
  • Handley, C. O., Jr. 1959 b. A revision of American bats of the genera Euderma and Plecotus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 110: 95 - 246.
  • Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.