Wilson, Don
Curator Emeritus
0000-0003-4228-5334
Wilson, Don
Curator Emeritus
Evolutionary biology of mammals, especially bats; mammal species of the world.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.S., University of Arizona
- M.S., University of New Mexico
- Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Awards And Honors
- Whitley Award, 2016
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Cláudio, Vinícius C., Wilson, Don E., Weksler, Marcelo, and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2024. "Taxonomic status of Myotis extremus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Mesoamerica, with comments on the distribution and systematics of Myotis nigricans." Zoologischer Anzeiger, 308 99–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.11.009. 2024
- Alcantara, Lizbeth Fabiola Bautista, Wilson, Don E., and Turcios-Casco, Manfredo Alejandro. 2023. "Corrigendum to: Annotations on the taxonomy of the opossums (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) of Honduras." Mammalia, https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0053. 2023
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Cláudio, Vinícius C., Wilson, Don E., Weber, Marcelo M., Weksler, Marcelo, and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2023. "Integrative taxonomy and evolutionary history reveal cryptic diversity in Myotis riparius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad123. 2023
- Cláudio, Vinícius C., Novaes, Roberto L. M., Gardner, Alfred L., Nogueira, Marcelo R., Wilson, Don E., Maldonado, Jesús E., Oliveira, João A., and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2023. "Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus." Zoologia (Curitiba), 40. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v40.e22029. 2023
- Bautista Alcantara, Lizbeth Fabiola, Wilson, Don E., and Turcios-Casco, Manfredo A. 2022. "Annotations on the taxonomy of the opossums (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) of Honduras." Mammalia, https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2022-0027. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Cláudio, Vinícius C., Díaz, M. Mónica, Wilson, Don E., Weksler, Marcelo, and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2022. "Argentinean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), including the description of a new species from the Yungas." Vertebrate Zoology, 72 1187–1216. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e90958. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Wilson, Don E., and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2022. "Catalogue of primary types of Neotropical Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)." ZooKeys, 1105 127–164. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1105.85055. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Claudio, Vinicius C., Carrion-Bonilla, Carlos, Abreu, Edson F., Wilson, Don E., Maldonado, Jesus E., and Weksler, Marcelo. 2022. "Erratum to Variation in the Myotis keaysi complex (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species from Ecuador(Dec, 10.1093/jmammal/gyab139, 2021)." Journal of mammalogy, 103, (2) 481–481. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac001. 2022
- Marsh, Charles J., Sica, Yanina V., Burgin, Connor J., Dorman, Wendy A., Anderson, Robert C., del Toro Mijares, Isabel, Vigneron, Jessica G., Barve, Vijay, Dombrowik, Victoria L., Duong, Michelle, Guralnick, Robert, Hart, Julie A., Maypole, J. Krish, McCall, Kira, Ranipeta, Ajay, Schuerkmann, Anna, Torselli, Michael A., Lacher, Thomas, Jr., Mittermeier, Russell A., Rylands, Anthony B., Sechrest, Wes, Wilson, Don E., Abba, Agustin M., Aguirre, Luis F., Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin et al. 2022. "Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities." Journal of Biogeography, 49, (5) 979–992. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14330. 2022
- Abreu, Edson F., Pavan, Silvia E., Tsuchiya, Mirian T. N., McLean, Bryan S., Wilson, Don E., Percequillo, Alexandre R., and Maldonado, Jesus E. 2022. "Old specimens for old branches: Assessing effects of sample age in resolving a rapid Neotropical radiation of squirrels." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107576. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., LaVal, Richard K., Wilson, Don E., and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2022. "Redescription of Myotis atacamensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with neotype designation." Zoologia, 39. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v39.e21026. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Pedro, Annia Rodríguez-San, Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Mónica M., Aguilera-Acuña, Omayra, Wilson, Don E., and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2022. "Systematic review of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Chile based on molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic data." Zootaxa, 5188, (5) 430–452. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5188.5.2. 2022
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Wilson, Don E., and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2021. "A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay." Vertebrate Zoology, 71 711–722. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e73146. 2021
- Turcios-Casco, Manfredo, LaVal, Richard K., Wilson, Don E., and Ávila-Palma, Hefer D. 2021. "Bats in time: Historical and Geographic Distribution in Honduras." Texas Tech University.Museum.Occasional Papers, (375) 24. 2021
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Claudio, Vinicius C., Larsen, Roxanne J., Wilson, Don E., Weksler, Marcelo, and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2021. "The taxonomic status of Myotis nesopolus larensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and new insights on the diversity of Caribbean Myotis." Zookeys, (1015) 145–167. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1015.59248. 2021
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Cláudio, Vinícius C., Carrión-Bonilla, Carlos, Abreu, Edson F., Wilson, Don E., Maldonado, Jesús E., and Weksler, Marcelo. 2021. "Variation in the Myotis keaysi complex (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species from Ecuador." Journal of mammalogy, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab139. 2021
- de Abreu-Junior, Edson Fiedler, Pavan, Silvia E., Tsuchiya, Mirian T. N., Wilson, Don E., Percequillo, Alexandre R., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2020. "Museomics of tree squirrels: a dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul." BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, (1) 77. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01639-y. 2020
- de Abreu-Junior, Edson Fiedler, Pavan, Silvia E., Tsuchiya, Mirian T. N., Wilson, Don E., Percequillo, Alexandre R., and Maldonado, Jesus E. 2020. "Spatiotemporal Diversification of Tree Squirrels: Is the South American Invasion and Speciation Really That Recent and Fast?" Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 230–230. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00230. 2020
- Merrick, Melissa J. and Wilson, Don E. 2019. "ASM presidents." Journal of mammalogy, 100, (3) 627–645. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy178. 2019
- Cook, Joseph A., Gannon, William L., Mares, Michael A., Petersen, Karen E., and Wilson, Don E. 2019. "Obituary: James Smith Findley (1926-2018)." Journal of mammalogy, 100, (2) 599–607. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz032. 2019
- Jackson, Stephen M., Fleming, Peter Js, Eldridge, Mark Db, Ingleby, Sandy, Flannery, Tim, Johnson, Rebecca N., Cooper, Steven Jb, Mitchell, Kieren J., Souilmi, Yassine, Cooper, Alan, Wilson, Don E., and Helgen, Kristofer M. 2019. "The Dogma of Dingoes-Taxonomic status of the dingo: A reply to Smith et al." Zootaxa, 4564, (1) 198–212. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.7. 2019
- Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Wilson, Don E., Ruedi, Manuel, and Moratelli, Ricardo. 2018. "The taxonomic status of Myotis aelleni Baud, 1979 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)." Zootaxa, 4446, (2) 257. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4446.2.5. 2018
- Moratelli, Ricardo, Wilson, Don E., Novaes, Roberto L. M., Helgen, Kristofer M., and Gutiérrez, Eliécer E. 2017. "Caribbean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species from Trinidad and Tobago." Journal of mammalogy, 98, (4) 994–1008. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx062. 2017
- Diersing, Victor E. and Wilson, Don E. 2017. "Systematic status of the rabbits Sylvilagus brasiliensis and S. sanctaemartae from northwestern South America with comparisons to Central American populations." Journal of mammalogy, 98, (6) 1641–1656. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx133. 2017
- Sánchez, Oscar and Wilson, Don E. 2016. "Food items of Macrotus waterhousii (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in central Mexico." THERYA, 7, (1) 161–177. https://doi.org/10.12933/therya-16-355. 2016
- Moratelli, Ricardo and Wilson, Don E. 2015. "A second record of Myotis diminutus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): its bearing on the taxonomy of the species and discrimination from M. nigricans." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 127, (4) 533–542. https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-127.4.533. 2015
- Moratelli, Ricardo, Idárraga, Liu, and Wilson, Don E. 2015. "Range extension of Myotis midastactus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) to Paraguay." Biodiversity Data Journal, (3) e5708. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e5708. 2015
- Moratelli, Ricardo and Wilson, Don E. 2014. "A new species of Myotis from Bolivia (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)." Journal of mammalogy, 95, (4) E17–E25. https://doi.org/10.1644/14-MAMM-149. 2014
- Moratelli, Ricardo and Wilson, Don E. 2013. "Distribution and natural history of Myotis lavali (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)." Journal of mammalogy, 94, (3) 650–656. https://doi.org/10.1644/12-MAMM-A-257.1. 2013
- Moratelli, Ricardo, Gardner, Alfred L., de Olivera, J. A., and Wilson, Don E. 2013. "Review of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from northern South America, including description of a new species." American Museum Novitates, 3780 1–36. 2013
- Helgen, Kristofer M., Pinto, C. Miguel, Kays, Roland, Helgen, Lauren, Tsuchiya, Mirian, Quinn, Aleta J., Wilson, Don E., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2013. "Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito." ZooKeys, 324 1–83. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.324.5827. 2013
- Larsen, Roxanne J., Knapp, Michelle C., Genoways, Hugh H., Khan, Faisal Ali Anwarali, Larsen, Peter A., Wilson, Don E., and Baker, Robert J. 2012. "Genetic Diversity of Neotropical Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with an Emphasis on South American Species." Plos One, 7, (10) 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046578. 2012
- Moratelli, Ricardo and Wilson, Don E. 2011. "A new species of Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Ecuador." Mammalian Biology, 76, (5) 608–614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2010.10.003. 2011
- Wilson, Don E., Young, Richard, and Amori, Giovanni. 2011. "Formation of the Small Mammal Specialist Group." Species, 53 30–30. 2011
- Wilson, Don E. and Timm, Robert M. 2011. "Robert S. Hoffmann: 1929–2010." Journal of Mammalogy, 92, (2) 460–473. https://doi.org/10.1644/10-MAMM-O-421.1. 2011
- Moratelli, Ricardo and Wilson, Don E. 2011. "The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)." Zoologia, 28, (1) 115–121. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702011000100016. 2011
- Cole, F. Russell and Wilson, Don E. 2010. " Microtus miurus." Mammalian Species, 42, (855) 75–89. https://doi.org/10.1644/855.1. 2010
- Wilson, Don E. and Hanlon, Elizabeth. 2010. "Lemur catta." Mammalian Species, 42, (854) 58–74. https://doi.org/10.1644/854.1. 2010
- Oprea, Monik, Aguliar, Ludmilla, and Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Anoura Caudifer." Mammalian Species, 844 1–8. 2009
- Helgen, Kristofer M., Cole, F. Russell, Helgen, Lauren E., and Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus." Journal of mammalogy, 90, (2) 270–305. https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. 2009
- Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin, Polaco, Oscar J., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L. 2009. "Nuevos Registros de Murcielagos Para el Estado de Nayarit, Mexico." Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología, 12 141–162. 2009
- Helgen, Kristofer M., Helgen, Lauren E., and Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Pacific flying foxes (Mammalia: Chiroptera): Two new species of Pteropus from Samoa, probably extinct." American Museum Novitates, (3646) 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1206/614.1. 2009
- Cole, F. Russell and Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Urocitellus canus." Mammalian Species, 834 1–8. 2009
- Oprea, Monik and Wilson, Don E. 2008. "Chiroderma doriae." Mammalian Species, 816, (1) 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1644/816.1. 2008
- Helgen, Kristofer M., Maldonado, Jesús E., Wilson, Don E., and Buckner, S. D. 2008. "Molecular Confirmation of the Origin and Invasive Status of West Indian Raccoons." Journal of Mammalogy, 89, (2) 282–291. https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-155R.1. 2008
- Reeder, DeeAnn M., Helgen, Kristofer M., and Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Global Trends and Biases in New Mammal Species Discoveries." Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, (269) 1–35. 2007
- Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Illuminating Secret Shadows." Zoogoer, 36, (5) 8–15. 2007
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Book
- Ruff, Sue and Wilson, Don E. 2009. Artie and Merlin. Washington: Tenley Circle Press. 2009
- Kays, Roland W. and Wilson, Don E. 2009. Mammals of North America, Second Edition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2009
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Chapter
- Moratelli, Ricardo, Novaes, Roberto L. M., Bonilla, Carlos C., and Wilson, Don E. 2019. "A new species of Myotis from Peru." In From field to laboratory: A memorial volume in honor of Robert J. Baker. Bradley, Robert D., Genoways, Hugh H., Schmidly, David J., and Bradley, Lisa C., editors. 239–253. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. 2019
- Moratelli, Ricardo, Wilson, Don E., Gardner, Alfred L., Fisher, Robert D., and Gutiérrez, Eliécer E. 2016. "A New Species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Suriname." In Contributions in Natural History: A Memorial Volume in Honor of Clyde Jones. Manning, R. W., Goetze, J. R., and Yancey, F. D., editors. 49–66. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. 2016
- Wilson, Don E. 2013. "Chiroptera." In Pocket guide to Mammals of China. Smith, A. T. and Xie, Y., editors. 217–274. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. 2013
- Ceballos, Gerardo and Wilson, Don E. 2013. "Family Sciuridae." In Mammals of Mexico. Ceballos, Gerardo, editor. 1–1016. Mexico City: UNAM. 2013
- Wilson, Don E. 2013. "Palabras de Don E. Wilson, distinguido con del premio Zotz por la Red Latinoamericana para la Conservación de los Murciélagos (RELCOM)." In 16th International Bat Research Conference (IBRC). Bernal Rodriguez, editor. 3. San Jose: RELCOM. 2013
- Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Class MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)." In Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 17–47. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. 2009
- Wilson, Don E. 2009. "Introduction." In Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 11–16. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. 2009
- Wilson, Don E. 2008. "Order Chiroptera." In Mammals of China. Smith, A. T. and Xie, Y., editors. 327–387. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2008
- Wilson, Don E. 2008. "Prologo." In Avances en el Estudio de los Mamiferos de Mexico. Lorenzo, C., Espinoza, E., and Ortega, J., editors. IX–X. Mexico City: AMMAC. 2008
- Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Family Thyropteridae Miller 1907." In Mammals of South America. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 392–396. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2007
- Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Foreword." In Neotropical Tent-roosting Bats. Rodríguez-Herrera, B., Medellin, R. A., and Timm, R. M., editors. 14–17. San Jose, Costa Rica: INBIO. 2007
- Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Genus Myotis Kaup 1829." In Mammals of South America. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 468–481. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2007
- Wilson, Don E. 2007. "Prologo." In Mamiferos del Ecuador. Tirira, D., editor. 2. Ediciones Murcielago Blanco. 2007
- Wilson, Don E., Helgen, Kristofer M., and Chin Sing Yun. 2007. "Rapid assessment of small mammal biodiversity." In Proceedings of the Regional Conference of Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Planted Forests in Southeast Asia. Stuebing, R., Unggang, J., Ferner, J., Giman, B., and Ping, K. K., editors. 107–122. Kuching, Malaysia: Forestry Department, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Grand Perfect. 2007
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Review
- Wilson, Don E. and Murariu, Dumitru T. 2011. [Book review] "The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals." Journal of mammalogy, 92, (2), 474–475. 2011
- Wilson, Don E. 2010. [Book review] "The Eponym dictionary of mammals." Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 17, (2), 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-009-9127-9. 2010
- Wilson, Don E. 2010. [Book review] "What's in a Name?" Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 17, (2), 149–150. 2010
- Bowers, K. W. and Wilson, Don E. 2009. [Book review] "El Desierto en una Vitrina: Museos e historia natural en la Argentina, 1810-1890." Museum History Journal, 2, (2), 211–214. 2009
- Wilson, Don E. 2008. [Book review] "The Mammals of Costa Rica." Journal of Mammalogy, 89, (1), 256–256. https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-R-256.1. 2008
Editor Of
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Book
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2019. Bats. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.9. 2019
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2017. Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.8. 2017
- Wilson, Don E., Mittermeier, Russell A., and Lacher, Thomas E., editors. 2017. Lagomorphs and Rodents II. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of Mammals of the World;v.7. 2017
- Wilson, Don E., Lacher, Thomas E., and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2016. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.6. 2016
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2015. Monotremes and Marsupials. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.5. 2015
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2014. Sea Mammals. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World ;v.4. 2014
- Mittermeier, Russell A., Rylands, Anthony B., and Wilson, Don E., editors. 2013. Primates. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.3. 2013
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2011. Hoofed Mammals. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.2. 2011
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2009. Carnivores. Barcelona, Spain: LYNX Edicions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.1. 2009
- Wilson, Don E. and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 2009. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. 2009
- Handbook of the mammals of the world. Volume 5, Monotremes and marsupials
Affiliation
Member Of
- Division of Mammals
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature Small Mammal Specialist Group
- NMNH - Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
