Glossophaga mutica

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: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Glossophaginae
Tribus: Glossophagini
Genus: Glossophaga
Species: Glossophaga mutica

Name

Glossophaga mutica Merriam, 1898: 18

• Holotype: USNM 89271, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Edward Alphonso Goldman and Edward William Nelson on 8 May 1897.
• Type locality: “Maria Madre Id, Tres Marias Ids, Mexico”.

Synonyms

• Glossophaga soricina handleyi Webster & Jones, 1980: 5
  • Holotype: TTU-M25893, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by J.B. Bowles on 1 April 1975.
  • Type locality: “the grounds of Colegio Peninsular, Mérida, Yucatán, México”.

References

Primary references

• Merriam, C.H. 1898. Mammals of Tres Marias Islands, off western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12: 13–19. BHL Reference page. 
• Webster, W.D. & Jones, Jr., J.K. 1980. Taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes on bats of the genus Glossophaga in North America, with description of a new species. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 71: 1–12. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Calahorra-Oliart, A., Ospina-Garcés, S.M. & León-Paniagua, L.S. 2021. Cryptic species in Glossophaga soricina (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): do morphological data support molecular evidence?. Journal of Mammalogy 102(1): 54–68. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa116 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Merriam's Long-tongued Bat