Artibeus intermedius

J. A. Allen, 1897

Intermediate Fruit-eating Bat

Formerly Artibeus lituratus intermedius, Great Fruit-eating Bat. Identified by Nancy Simmons or Beth Clare.
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Location:Belize, Orange Walk district, LamanaiDate taken:May 3, 2022Description:Formerly Artibeus lituratus intermedius, Great Fruit-eating Bat. Identified by Nancy Simmons or Beth Clare.

Distribution :

Sinaloa and Tamaulipas south through Cental America to NW South America

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6617

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Stenodermatinae
Tribe : Stenodermatini
Genus : Artibeus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1897-03-11. Additional notes on Costa Rican mammals, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(3):31-44.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046591

Original name as described

Artibeus intermedius

Type material

AMNH MO-7935, AMNH MS-9594

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-9594

Type locality

San José, Department of San José, Costa Rica (c. 3400 ft).

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Belize · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Taxonomy notes

split from A. literatus, although the taxon is still regularly considered a synonym of A. lituratus; limited molecular and morphological distinctions currently justify the recognition of this species

Taxonomy notes citation

Redondo, R.A.F., Brina, L.P.S., Silva, R.F., Ditchfield, A.D. and Santos, F.R. 2008. Molecular systematics of the genus Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1):44-58. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.001 · Larsen, P.A., Marchán-Rivadeneira, M.R. and Baker, R.J. 2013. Speciation dynamics of the fruit-eating bats (genus Artibeus): with evidence of ecological divergence in central american populations. Pp. 315–339 in Adams, R.A. and Pedersen, S.C. (eds.). Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer, New York, 547 pp. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7397-8_16 · York, H.A., Rodríguez-Herrera, B., LaVal, R.K., Timm, R.M. and Lindsay, K.E. 2019. Field key to the bats of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Journal of Mammalogy 100(6):1726-1749. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz150 · Simmons NB, Cirranello AL (2020) Bat species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic database. https://batnames.org · Turcios-Casco, M.A., Ávila-Palma, H.D., LaVal, R.K., Stevens, R.D., Ordoñez-Trejo, E.J., Soler-Orellana, J.A. and Ordoñez-Mazier, D.I. 2020. A systematic revision of the bats (Chiroptera) of Honduras: an updated checklist with corroboration of historical specimens and new records. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(2):411-429. doi:10.3897/zse.96.51059

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006683

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Artibeus intermedius

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-7935, AMNH MS-9594

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-9594

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046591

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1897:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
Allen (1897:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
Bangs (1902:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
Allen (1904:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15986)
Trouessart (1904:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Owen (1987:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
Corbet & Hill (1991:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1994:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Artibeus lituratus intermedius

G. G. Goodwin, 1969

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1969:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Hall (1981:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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