NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga morenoi Martínez & Villa-R., 1938
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The western long-tongued bat (Glossophaga morenoi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to southern Mexico, from Chiapas in the southeast to Tlaxcala in the northeast and Michoacán in the west. It ranges over tropical dry forest, shrubland, and dry pine–oak forests, typically from sea level to 300 meters elevation and occasionally up to 1500 meters elevation. It inhabits caves, tree hollows, culverts, wells, and buildings.
Wikipedia contributors, Western long-tongued bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:23.973143+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glossophaga morenoi Martínez & Villa-R., 1938
- Name authority
- Martínez & Villa-R., 1938
- Common name
- Western Long-tongued Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Phyllostomidae
- Genus
- Glossophaga
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyNoctilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyPhyllostomidae Gray, 1825
- subfamilyGlossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845
- tribeGlossophagini Bonaparte, 1845
- genusGlossophaga E. Geoffroy, 1818
- speciesGlossophaga morenoi Martínez & Villa-R., 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glossophaga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Commissaris's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga commissarisi Gardner, 1962 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray Long-tongued BatGlossophaga leachii (Gray, 1844) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Miller's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga longirostris Miller, 1898 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merriam's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga mutica Merriam, 1898 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jamaican Long-tongued BatGlossophaga antillarum Rehn, 1902 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecuadorian Long-tongued BatGlossophaga valens Miller, 1913 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallas's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631814 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GDTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.