Micronycteris

Micronycteris schmidtorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Micronycterinae
Genus: Micronycteris
Subgenera (4): M. (Leuconycteris) – M. (Micronycteris) – M. (Schizonycteris) – M. (Xenoctenes)
Overview of species (13): M. brosseti – M. buriri – M. giovanniae – M. hirsuta – M. matses – M. megalotis – M. microtis – M. minuta – M. sanborni – M. schmidtorum – M. simmonsae – M. tresamici – M. yatesi

Name

Micronycteris Gray, 1866: 113

• Type species: Phyllophora megalotis Gray, 1842, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Schizostoma Gervais, 1856: 49 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Schizostoma Bronn, 1834]
  • Type species: Schizostoma minutum Gervais, 1856, by monotypy.
• Schizastoma Gerrard, 1862: 38 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Vampirella Reinhardt, 1872: iii [nomen praeoccupatum pro Vampyrella Cienkowski, 1865]
  • Type species: not designated.
• Xenoctenes Miller, 1907: 124 [accepted as subgenus]
  • Type species: Schizostoma hirsutum Peters, 1869, by original designation.
• Leuconycteris Porter, Hoofer, Cline, Hoffmann & Baker, 2007: 1212 [accepted as subgenus]
  • Type species: Micronycteris brosseti Simmons & Voss, 1998, by original designation.
• Schizonycteris Porter, Hoofer, Cline, Hoffmann & Baker, 2007: 1212 [accepted as subgenus]
  • Type species: Schizostoma minutum Gervais, 1856, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1866. Revision of the genera of Phyllostomidae, or leaf-nosed bats. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866(1): 111–118. BHL Reference page. 
• Porter, C.A., Hoofer, S.R., Cline, C.A., Hoffmann, F.G. & Baker, R.J. 2007. Molecular Phylogenetics of the Phyllostomid Bat Genus Micronycteris with Descriptions of Two New Subgenera. Journal of Mammalogy 88(5): 1205–1215. DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-292R.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Simmons, N.B. 1996. A new species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from northeastern Brazil: with comments on phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3158: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3679 Reference page. 
• Simmons, N.B. & Voss, R.S. 1998. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1. Bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237: 1–219. hdl: 2246/1634 Reference page. 
• Fonseca, R.M., Hoofer, S.R., Porter, C.A., Cline, C.A., Parish, D.A., Hoffmann, F.G. & Baker, R.J. 2007. Morphological and molecular variation within little big-eared bats of the genus Micronycteris (Phyllostomidae: Micronycterinae) from San Lorenzo, Ecuador. University of California Publications in Zoology 134: 721–746. PDF Reference page. 
• Larsen, P.A., Siles, L., Pedersen, S.C. & Kwiecinski, G.G. 2011. A new species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Saint Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Mammalian Biology 76(6): 687–700. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.01.006 Reference page. 
• Siles, L. & Baker, R.J. 2020. Revision of the pale‐bellied Micronycteris Gray, 1866 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58(4): 1411–1431. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12388 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Big-eared Bats
日本語: ミクロミミナガヘラコウモリ属

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