Rhogeessa
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Rhogeessa is a genus of bats within the vesper bats family, Vespertilionidae.[1]
Species
- Yucatan yellow bat (R. aenea)
- Bickham's little yellow bat (Rhogeessa bickhami)
- Genoways's yellow bat (R. genowaysi)
- Husson's yellow bat (R. hussoni)
- Thomas's yellow bat (R. io)
- Menchu's little yellow bat (R. menchuae)
- Tiny yellow bat (R. minutilla)
- Least yellow bat (R. mira)
- Little yellow bat (R. parvula)
- Rhogeessa permutandis
- Black-winged little yellow bat (R. tumida)
- Ecuadorian little yellow bat (R. velilla)
Taxonomy debate
This genus is systematically complex and sometimes controversial. One reason that the genus is complex is because of the species' variable karyotypes:[2]
| 30 chromosomes | 32 chromosomes | 34 chromosomes | 42 chromosomes | 44 chromosomes | 52 chromosomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. io[3] | R. aeneus[4] | R. tumida*[5] | R. genowaysi[6][7] | R. parvula[8][9] | R. hussoni[3] |
| R. tumida*[10] | - | R. velilla[2] | - | R. tumida*[10] | |
| R. gracilis[11] | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. tumida*[10] | - | - | - | - | - |
*Note that R. tumida is listed four times, as individuals have been found with four different karyotypes. This may represent a species complex.[10][2]
Some have placed Allen's yellow bat into its own genus, Baeodon based on its differences with other members of the genus.[12]
However, others argue that as Allen's yellow bat and the slender yellow bat are sister taxa, to exclude only one from Rhogeessa makes it a paraphyletic group. By that logic, either both species need to be included in Rhogeessa, or both need to be placed in Baeodon.[2] A 2008 paper recommended moving the slender yellow bat to the Baeodon genus.[2]
Others say that Baeodon should be recognized as a subgenus of Rhogeessa instead of as a separate genus.[9][13]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Baird, A. B., Hillis, D. M., Patton, J. C., & Bickham, J. W. (2008). Evolutionary history of the genus Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3), 744-754.
- ↑ a b Genoways, H. H., & Baker, R. J. (1996). A new species of the genus Rhogeessa, with comments on geographic distribution and speciation in the genus.
- ↑ Audet, D., Engstrom, M. D., & Fenton, M. B. (1993). Morphology, karyology, and echolocation calls of Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Yucatan Peninsula. Journal of Mammalogy, 74(2), 498-502.
- ↑ Vonhof, M. J. (2000). Rhogeessa tumida. Mammalian species, 1-3.
- ↑ Baker, R. J. (1984). A sympatric cryptic species of mammal: a new species of Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Systematic Biology, 33(2), 178-183.
- ↑ Roots, E. H., & Baker, R. J. (1998). Rhogeessa genowaysi. Mammalian Species, (589), 1-3.
- ↑ LaVal-Bugg, R. K. (1973). Systematics of the genus Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Sistemática del género Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Occasional Papers, (19), 1-47.
- ↑ a b Roots, E. H., & Baker, R. J. (2007). Rhogeessa parvula. Mammalian Species, 1-4.
- ↑ a b c d Baker, R. J., Bickham, J. W., & Arnold, M. L. (1985). Chromosomal evolution in Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): possible speciation by centric fusions. Evolution, 39(2), 233-243.
- ↑ Jones, J. K. (1977). Rhogeessa gracilis. Mammalian Species, (76), 1-2.
- ↑ Hoofer, S. R., & Bussche, R. A. V. D. (2003). Molecular phylogenetics of the chiropteran family Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 5(1), 1-63.
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