MCZ Mammalogy 11143

Lasiurus brachyotis (J. A. Allen, 1882)

Holotype of Atalapha brachyotis

Date Collected:

1891-06-23

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago: Isla San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal Island

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:11143 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Lasiurus brachyotis (J. A. Allen, 1882)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: MCZ ledger
Previous Identifications
Lasiurus borealis brachyotis (J. A. Allen, 1882)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Atalapha brachyotis J.A. Allen, 1882
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae
Determiner: Joel Asaph Allenlinked data icon on 1892-03-25
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID date is date of publication

Allen 1892, page 47, Holotype of Atalapha brachyotis J.A. Allen, 1882
Media type: text; Allen 1892 Description: On a small collection of mammals from the Galápagos Islands, collected by Dr. G. Baur;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Allen 1892 Description: On a small collection of mammals from the Galápagos Islands, collected by Dr. G. Baur

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2024-01-11
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2024-01-11   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: skull missing when received

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2024-01-11
ear from notch 7.6 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
forearm length 39 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
hind foot with claw 8.4 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
tail length 44.5 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
total length 91.5 mm By: Madeleine Mullon 2025-04-01
Remarks: obtained by addition of h&B and tail measurments
tragus length 4.3 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements third finger, metacarpal= 43.2 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements third finger, 1st phalanx= 16 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements fourth finger= 63 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements third finger, 3rd phalanx= 3 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements tibia= 20 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements second finger (metacarpal)= 42 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements third finger, 2nd phalanx= 16.7 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements head & body= 47 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements fifth finger= 53 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements thumb= 6.4 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description
unformatted measurements third finger, total length= 79 mm By: Joel Asaph Allen 1892-01-01
Remarks: migrated from type description

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  • Skull missing when received.

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Ecuador
  • State/Province:
  • Galápagos
  • Island Group:
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Island:
  • Isla San Cristóbal
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • San Cristóbal Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Galapagos Ids., Chatham Id
  • Elevation:
  • 1700 ft
  • Verbatim Elevation:
  • about 1700 feet
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Chatham Island = San Cristóbal Island
  • Georeference:
  • -0.8230310°, -89.431874° (Error radius: 24883m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2024-11-20 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • shot
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1891-06-23
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 23 Jun 1891
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • G. Baur, in type description: "On Chatham Island, at an elevation of about 1700 feet, where the hacienda is placed, we observed bats nearly every evening, but were for a long time unable to kill a specimen; the one I send, the only one collected, was shot by Mr. Adams."
  • Collectors:
  • George H. C. L. Baur; C. J. Adams

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 11129; 11130; 11131; 11135; 11136; 11137; 11138; 11139; 11140; 11141; 11142; 11145; 11146; 11147; 11148; 11149; 11150; 11126; 11127; 11128; 11132; 11133; 11134; 11143; 11144 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 010001-015975, pg.204;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:11129 Taphozous nudiventris to MCZ:Mam...

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