Pteronotus davyi

Pteronotus davyi

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Mormoopidae
Genus: Pteronotus
Subgenus: Pteronotus (Pteronotus)
Species: Pteronotus davyi
Subspecies (2): P. d. davyi – P. d. incae

Name

Pteronotus davyi Gray, 1838: 500

• Holotype: BMNH 1909.1.4.74, sex indet., in alcohol with the skull removed.
• Type locality: “Trinidad”, Trinidad and Tobago.

Native distribution areas

• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Colombia
• Venezuela
• Trinidad
• Curaçao
• South Lesser Antilles: Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Grenada
• Peru

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1838. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2: 483–505. BHL

Additional references

• Pavan, A.C., Cadenillas, R., Centty, O., Pacheco, V. & Velazco, P.M. 2021. On the taxonomic identity of Pteronotus davyi incae Smith, 1972 (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae). American Museum Novitates 3966: 1–23. hdl: 2246/7255 Reference page. 

Links

• Solari, S. & Davalos, L. 2019. IUCN: Pteronotus davyi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T18705A22077399. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T18705A22077399.en. Accessed on 10 March 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Davy's Naked-backed Bat

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