Vampyressa melissa

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

Holotype: BMNH 26.5.3.4, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Puca Tambo, [San Martín,] Peru, altitude 7100´ [1,480 m].”

Thomas, O. 1926. The Godman-Thomas Expedition to Peru — III. On mammals collected by Mr. R. W. Hendee in the Chachapoyas region of north Peru. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 9, 18: 156–167.

Tavares, V.C., Gardner, A. L., Ramírez-Chaves, H.E. & Velazco, P.M. 2014. Systematics of Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species of Vampyressa. American Museum Novitates 3813: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/3813.1 Reference page.

Vampyressa melissa 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 melissa (Near Threatened)

English: Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat