Glossophaga soricina

Glossophaga soricina

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 soricina

Name

Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: not stated, restricted to “Surinam” by Miller (1912: 39).

Combinations

• Vespertilio soricinus Pallas, 1766: 48 [original combination]
• Phyllostoma soricinum: É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1810: 179 [subsequent combination]
• Glossophaga soricina: É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1818: 418 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Glossophaga amplexicaudata Spix, 1823: 67
  • Syntypes: ZSM 191, two adults and three juveniles of undetermined sex, in alcohol.
  • Type locality: “in domibus urbis Rio de Ianeiro et fere totius Brasiliae”.

• Phyllophora nigra Gray, 1844: 18
  • Type material: Unknown.
  • Type locality: “Tropical America”.

• Glossophaga villosa H. Allen, 1896: 779 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Glossophaga villosa Rengger, 1830]
  • Holotype: USNM 9523/37388, adult indet., body in alcohol with skull removed.
  • Type locality: “Venezuela”.

• Glossophaga truei H. Allen, 1897: 153 [nomen novum pro Glossophaga villosa Allen, 1896]

• Glossophaga soricina microtis Miller, 1913: 419
  • Holotype: USNM 115061, adult ♀, bodyin alcohol with skull removed, collected by W. Foster in June 1901.
  • Type locality: “Sapucay, Paraguay”.

Native distribution areas

• Guianas, South-East Brazil, North Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru; Margarita Island (Venezuela); Trinidad; Grenada (Lesser Antilles)

References

Primary references

• Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea zoologica: quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrum van Cleef. Hagae Comitum. i–xii, pp. 1–224. pl. 1–14. BHL. Reference page. 
• Spix, J.B. von 1823. Simiarum et Vespertilionum Brasiliensium species novae ou Histoire Naturelle des espècies nouvelles de singes et de chauves - souris observées et recueillies pendant le voyage dans l'interieur du Brésil exécuté par ordre de S M Le Roi de Bavière dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. Typis Francisci Seraphi Hybschmanni: Monachii. VIII + 72 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1844. Mammalia. pp. 7–36, pls. 1–18 In Hinds, R.B. (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulfur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S., etc. during the years 1836–42. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. 50 pp., pls. 1–34. BHL Reference page. 
• Allen, H. 1896. Description of a new species of bat of the genus Glossophaga. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 18: 779–781. BHL Reference page. 
• Allen, H. 1897. Glossophaga truei. Science 5(108): 153. BHL Reference page. 
• Miller, G.S., Jr. 1913. Revision of the bats of the genus Glossophaga. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46(2034): 413–429. 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. 

Links

• Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2015. IUCN: Glossophaga soricina  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T9277A22107768. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T9277A22107768.en. Accessed on 08 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
português: Morcego-beija-flor