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Antrozous (pallid bat)

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Antrozous was named by Allen (1862). It is extant. Its type is Vespertilio pallidus.

It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Hay (1930); and to Vespertilionae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Antrozous Allen
1930Antrozous Hay p. 455
1980Antrozous Kurten and Anderson p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusAntrozousAllen 1862

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Antrozous Allen 1862 [pallid bat]
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Antrozous pallidus Le Conte 1856 [pallid bat]
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Invalid names: Pizonyx wheeleri Dalquest and Patrick 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Antrozous sp. (18621 18666)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Antrozous sp. (18141 18284)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Pizonyx wheeleri (18198)
Hemphillian - Blancan9.4 - 1.4USA (Nevada) Antrozous pallidus (19966)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nevada) Antrozous sp. (20017)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Simonycteris stocki (19650)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Antrozous pallidus (19908)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Antrozous pallidus (20060)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Antrozous sp. (20384)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Antrozous pallidus (93141)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Antrozous pallidus (92812)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Río) Antrozous pallidus (78640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Antrozous pallidus (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Antrozous pallidus (76059 76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Antrozous pallidus (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Antrozous pallidus (93374)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Antrozous pallidus (71263)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Antrozous pallidus (74474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Antrozous pallidus (63724 233123)