Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1900-03-01. Descriptions of new Neotropical mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)5(27):269-274.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340245
Original name as described: Vampyrops dorsalis
Nominal names: dorsalis (O. Thomas, 1900) | chocoensis (B. Ziegler, 1989) [nomen nudum] | chocoensis (M. S. Alberico, 1990) [nomen nudum] | chocoensis M. S. Alberico & Velasco, 1991
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Phyllostomidae -- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae -- Tribe: Stenodermatini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1899.12.5.1
Type locality: "Paramba [Imbabura], N. Ecuador. Alt. 1100 m."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Colombia (COL) | Ecuador (ECU)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: includes chocoensis
Citation: Palacios-Mosquera, L., Cuadrado-Rios, S., Leon, M. M., Villegas-Rosas, S., Zamora-Vélez, O. A., Pérez-Amaya, N. J., ... & Velazco, P. M. (2020). Systematics and taxonomy of Platyrrhinus chocoensis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on morphometric and genetic analyses: implications for biogeography and conservation. Mammalian Biology, 100(2), 113-124.
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