Vampyressa pusilla

Vampyressa pusilla

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: Stenodermatinae
Tribus: Stenodermatini
Genus: Vampyressa
Species: Vampyressa pusilla

Name

• Vampyressa pusilla (Wagner, 1843)

Holotype: ZSM 184312, subadult ♂, skin with skull enclosed and wings spread.

Type locality: “Sapitiva” (= Sepetiba), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Combinations

• Phyllostoma pusillum Wagner, 1843: 366 [original combination]
• Chiroderma pusillum: Peters, 1866: 395 [name combination]
• Stenoderma (Chiroderma) pusillum: Pelzeln, 1883: 34 [name combination]
• Vampyrops pusillus: Thomas, 1889: 170 [name combination]
• Vampyrops (Vampyressa) pusillus: Thomas, 1900: 270 [name combination]
• Vampyressa pusilla: Miller, 1907: 156 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Vampyressa nattereri Goodwin, 1963: 16 [synonymised by Peterson, 1968: 11, 14]

Holotype: RM 17256, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “probably Ipanema, district of São Paulo, Brazil.”

References

Primary references

• Wagner, J.A. 1843. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Handlflüger. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9(1): 365–368.
• Goodwin, G.G. 1963. American bats of the genus Vampyressa, with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates 2125: 1–24. Full article

Additional references

• Peterson, R.L. 1968. A new bat of the genus Vampyressa from Guyana, South America, with a brief systematic review of the genus. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 73: 1–17. BHL

Links

• Vampyressa pusilla in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Vampyressa pusilla  (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names

català: Ratpenat d'orelles grogues petit
English: Southern or Little Yellow-eared Bat