Carollia perspicillata

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Carolliinae
Genus: Carollia
Species: Carollia perspicillata
Subspecies (3): C. p. azteca – C. p. perspicillata – C. p. tricolor

Name

Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: “America”, restricted to “Surinam” by Thomas (1911: 130).

Combinations

Vespertilio perspicillatus Linnaeus, 1758: 31 [original combination]
Hemiderma perspicillatum: Thomas, 1901: 191 [subsequent combination]
Carollia perspicillata: Miller, 1924: 53 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Glossophaga amplexicauda E. Geoffroy, 1818: 418
Phyllostoma brachyotus Schinz, 1821: 164
Carollia braziliensis Gray, 1838: 488
Phyllostoma calcaratum Wagner, 1843: 366
Carollia verrucata Gray, 1844: 20
Carollia azteca Saussure, 1860: 480
Hemiderma tricolor Miller, 1902: 408

Native distribution areas

Oaxaca, Veracruz and Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico) to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, South-East Brazil and Guianas Trinidad and Tobago, North Lesser Antilles

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1818. Sur de nouvelles chauve-souris, sous le nom de Glossophages. Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 4: 411–418. BHL Reference page.

Links

Carollia perspicillata in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2015. IUCN: Carollia perspicillata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T3905A22133716. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T3905A22133716.en

Vernacular names

català: Ratpenat cuacurt de Seba
Deutsch: Brillenblattnase
English: Seba's Short-tailed Bat
español: Murciélago frutero común
Nederlands: Brilbladneusvleermuis
português do Brasil: Morcego-de-cauda-curta
русский: Очковый листонос

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