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Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus Wied-Neuwied 1819

Description

Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus Wied-Neuwied 1819

Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus Wied-Neuwied 1819, Isis von Oken, Vol. 1819: 1630.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Pardo, Canavieiras.

Vernacular Names: Northern Ghost Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus subsp. albus Wied-Neuwied 1819

Subspecies Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus subsp. virgo Thomas 1903

Distribution: Nayarit (Mexico) to E Brazil and Trinidad.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Diclidurus. Includes virgo; see Goodwin (1969), but see also Ojasti and Linares (1971). Corbet and Hill (1980) listed virgo as a distinct species without comment. See Ceballos and Medellín (1988).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, pp. 381-391 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 387, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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References

  • Thomas, O. 1903. Notes on Neotropical mammals of the genera Felis, Hapale, Oryzomys, Akodon, and Ctenomys, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 12: 234 - 243.
  • Goodwin, G. G. 1969. Mammals from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, in the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 141: 1 - 269.
  • Ojasti, J., and O. J. Linares. 1971. Adiciones a la fauna de murcielagos de Venezuela con notas sobre las especies del genero Diclidurus (Chiroptera). Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 7: 421 - 441.
  • Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.