Vampyriscus nymphaea

Vampyriscus nymphaea

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: Vampyriscus
Species: Vampyriscus nymphaea

Name

Vampyriscus nymphaea (Thomas, 1909)

Holotype: BMNH 9.7.17.40, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Novita, Rio S. Juan, Chocó, W. Colombia.”

Combinations

• Vampyressa nymphaea Thomas, 1909: 230 [original combination]
• Vampyressa (Metavampyressa) nymphaea: Peterson, 1968: 15 [name combination]
• Vampyressa [(Vampyriscus)] nymphaea: Davis, 1975: 264 [name combination]
• Mesophylla nymphaea: Owen, 1987: 62 [name combination]
• Vampyriscus nymphaea: Arroyo-Cabrales, 2008: 354 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1909. Notes on some South-American mammals, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 8, 4(21): 230–242. DOI: 10.1080/00222930908692666 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Vampyriscus nymphaea 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: Vampyriscus nymphaea  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Striped Yellow-eared Bat

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