Chiroderma Peters, 1860. Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1860: 747
Chiroderma villosum Peters, 1860
Mimetops Gray, 1866. Cited by Gray (1866) as a synonym of Chiroderma as "Gray, MS"; nomen nudum.
References:
Baker, R.J., V.A. Taddei, J.L. Hudgeons, and R.A. Van Den Bussche. 1994. Systematic relationships within Chiroderma (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on cytochrome-b sequence variation. Journal of Mammalogy 75: 321-327. .
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Goodwin, G.G 1958. Three new bats from Trinidad. American Museum Novitates 1877: 1-6. Read article.
Peters, H.W. 1860. Hr. W. Peters legte eine neue Gattung von Flederthieren, Chiroderma villosum, aus Brasilien vor. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1860: 747-755. Read article.
Chiroderma doriae Thomas, 1891.
Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova ser. 2, 10: 881.
Brazilian Big-eyed Bat
doriae Thomas, 1891:
dorsale Lund, 1842 [nomen nudum];
pictum Gray, 1866 [nomen nudum].
vizottoi Taddei & Lim, 2010
.Brazil, Minas Gerais
SE and S Brazil, Paraguay
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2015).
Includes vizottoi; see Garbino et al. (2020).
References:
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Oprea, M., and D.E. Wilson. 2008. Chiroderma doriae. Mammalian Species 816: 1-7. Read abstract.
Thomas, O. 1891. Note on Chiroderma villosum, Peters, with a description of a new species of the genus. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova ser. 2, 10(30): 881-883. Read article.
Chiroderma gorgasi Handley, 1960.
Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 112:464.
Fierce Big-eyed Bat
Panama, Darien, Rio Puero, Tacarcuna Village 3,200 ft
E Honduras south through W Colombia and NW Ecuador
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Previously considered a subspecies or synonym of trinitatum, but distinct; see Lim et al. (2020) and Garbino et al. (2020), but see also Barriga-Bonilla (1965) and Jones and Carter (1976). See Garbino et al. (2020) for distribution.
References:
Barriga-Bonilla, E 1965. Estudios mastozoologicos Colombianos, I: Chiroptera. Caldasia 9(): 241-268. Read article.
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Handley, C.O., Jr. 1960. Descriptions of new bats from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112(3442): 459-479. Read article.
Jones, J.K., Jr., and D.C. Carter 1976. Annotated checklist, with keys to subfamilies and genera. Pages 7-38 In R.J. Baker, J.K. Jones, Jr., and D.C. Carter (eds.) Biology of the bats of the New World Family Phyllostomatidae. Part I. Special Publications, The Museum, Texas Tech University 10: 218 pp. Read article.
Lim, B.K. L.O. Loureiro, and G.S.T. Garbino 2020. Cryptic diversity and range extension in the big-eyed bat genus Chiroderma (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). Zookeys 918(): 41-63. Read article.
Chiroderma improvisum Baker & Genoways, 1976.
Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ. 39: 2.
Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat
Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles), Basse Terre, 2 km S and 2 km E Baie-Mahault (France)
Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis (Lesser Antilles)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Endangered (2016).
See Jones and Baker (1980), Jones (1989), and Garbino et al. (2020). Subfossil remains have been found on Marie-Galante; see Lenoble (2019).
References:
Baker, R.J., and H.H. Genoways. 1976. A new species of Chiroderma from Guadeloupe, West Indies (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae). Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University 39: 1-9. Read article.
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Jones, J.K., Jr. 1989. Distribution and systematics of bats in the Lesser Antilles. Pages 645-660. In C. A. Woods (eds.) Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future. Gainesville, Florida: Sandhill Crane Press. Not available online.
Jones, J.K., Jr., and R.J. Baker 1980. Chiroderma improvisum. Mammalian Species 134: 1-2. Read article.
Lenoble, A. 2019. The past occurrence of the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat Chiroderma improvisum Baker and Genoways, 1976 on Marie-Galante (French West Indies) with comments on bat remains from Pre-Columbian sites in the Eastern Caribbean. Acta Chiropterologica 21(2): 299-308. Read abstract.
Chiroderma salvini Dobson, 1878.
Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus. p. 532.
Salvin's Big-eyed Bat
Costa Rica
Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela north to Veracruz (Mexico)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2015).
Does not include scopaeum; see Garbino et al. (2020). See also Oprea and Wilson (2008).
References:
Dobson, G.E. 1878. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), Department of Zoology, London: 567 pp. Read volume.
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Chiroderma scopaeum Handley, 1966.
Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México 297.
Mexican Big-eyed Bat
Mexico, Colima, Pueblo Juárez
W Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Previously considered a subspecies of salvini, but distinct; see Garbino et al. (2020).
References:
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Handley, C.O., Jr. 1966. Descriptions of new bats (Chiroderma and Artibeus) from Mexico. Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 36: 296-301. Not available online.
Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958.
Am. Mus. Novitates 1877: 1.
Little Big-eyed Bat
Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Cumaca, 1,000 ft. (305 m)
Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela south to Amazonian Brazil, Bolivia and Peru; Trinidad
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2016).
Does not include gorgasi; see Lim et al. (2020) and Garbino et al. (2020), but see also Barriga-Bonilla (1965) and Jones and Carter (1976).
References:
Barriga-Bonilla, E 1965. Estudios mastozoologicos Colombianos, I: Chiroptera. Caldasia 9(): 241-268. Read article.
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Goodwin, G.G 1958. Three new bats from Trinidad. American Museum Novitates 1877: 1-6. Read article.
Jones, J.K., Jr., and D.C. Carter 1976. Annotated checklist, with keys to subfamilies and genera. Pages 7-38 In R.J. Baker, J.K. Jones, Jr., and D.C. Carter (eds.) Biology of the bats of the New World Family Phyllostomatidae. Part I. Special Publications, The Museum, Texas Tech University 10: 218 pp. Read article.
Lim, B.K. L.O. Loureiro, and G.S.T. Garbino 2020. Cryptic diversity and range extension in the big-eyed bat genus Chiroderma (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). Zookeys 918(): 41-63. Read article.
Chiroderma villosum Peters, 1860.
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1860: 748.
Hairy Big-eyed Bat
jesupi J. A. Allen, 1900:
isthmicum Miller, 1912.
villosum Peters, 1860
.Brazil; see Carter and Dolan (1978)
Hidalgo (Mexico) south to S Brazil, Bolivia and Peru; Trinidad and Tobago
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2015).
See Handley (1960) and Garbino et al. (2020). Lectotype designated by Thomas (1891).
References:
Carter, D.C., and P.G. Dolan 1978. Catalogue of type specimens of Neotropical bats in selected European museums. Special Publications, The Museum, Texas Tech University 15: 1-136. Read volume.
Garbino, G.S.T., B.K. Lim, and V.D.C. Tavares 2020. Systematics of big-eyed bats, genus Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa 4846(1): 1-93. Read abstract.
Handley, C.O., Jr. 1960. Descriptions of new bats from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112(3442): 459-479. Read article.
Peters, H.W. 1860. Hr. W. Peters legte eine neue Gattung von Flederthieren, Chiroderma villosum, aus Brasilien vor. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1860: 747-755. Read article.
Thomas, O. 1891. Note on Chiroderma villosum, Peters, with a description of a new species of the genus. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova ser. 2, 10(30): 881-883. Read article.
Revised by Garbino et al. (2020), who present a key to the species and subspecies. See also Goodwin (1958) and Baker et al. (1994).