Histiotus alienus Thomas, 1916
Strange big-eared brown bat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in November 2018 (Cláudio et al., 2023)
Distribution
Paraná & Santa Catarina states, southern Brazil
Type locality: Santa Catarina, Joinville (Cláudio et al., 2023)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: BM 9.11.19.1 (Cláudio et al., 2023)
Other specimens:
MN 91624 (Cláudio et al., 2023)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Thomas, Oldfield. (1916). Notes on bats of the genus Histiotus. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 17(99): 272-276.
Other references:
Cláudio, V. C., Almeida, B., Novaes, R. L. M., Navarro, M. A., Tiepolo, L. M. and Moratelli, R. (2023). Rediscovery of Histiotus alienus Thomas, 1916 a century after its description (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae): distribution extension and redescription. ZooKeys 1174: 273-287. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1174.108553
González, E. M. and Barquez, R. (2016). Histiotus alienus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T10200A22098611. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10200A22098611.en. Accessed on 22 August 2023.
Handley, C.O., Jr., and A.L. Gardner. 2008. Genus Histiotus P. Gervais, 1856. In: A. L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, vol. 1, pp. 450-457. Chicago.
Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.