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Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Phyllostomidae Gray
1883Phyllostomidae Flower p. 185
1889Phyllostomidae Cope p. 876
1891Phyllostomatidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1911Phyllostomidae Jaekel p. 213
1930Phyllostomidae Hay p. 456
1951Phyllostomatidae Savage
1980Phyllostomatidae Kurten and Anderson p. 116
1988Phyllostomatidae Carroll
1991Phyllostomidae Nowak
2005Phyllostomidae Wilson and Reeder
2010Phyllostomidae Czaplewski
2015Phyllostomidae Shi and Rabosky
2018Phyllostomidae Amador et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyNoctilionoideaGray 1821
familyPhyllostomidaeGray 1825
familyPhyllostomidaeGray 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Phyllostomidae Gray 1825 [leaf-nosed bat]
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Subfm. Carolliinae Miller 1924
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G. Carollia Gray 1838 [short-tailed fruit bat]
Subfm. Desmodontinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826 [vampire bat]
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†Desmodus archaeodaptes Morgan et al. 1988
†Desmodus draculae Morgan et al. 1988
Desmodus rotundus Geoffroy 1810 [common vampire bat]
†Desmodus stocki Jones 1958
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Invalid names: Desmodus magnus Gut 1959 [synonym]
G. Lophostoma d'Orbigny 1836 [round-eared bat]
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Lophostoma silvicolum d'Orbigny 1836
G. Macrophyllum Gray 1838 [Long-legged bat]
G. Micronycteris Gray 1866 [big-eared bat]
G. Mimon Gray 1838
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Mimon bennettii Gray 1838 [Mimon bennettii]
G. Phylloderma Peters 1865
Subfm. Phyllostominae Gray 1825
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G. Chrotopterus Peters 1865 [big-eared woolly bat]
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G. Phyllostomus Lacépède 1799 [spear-nosed bat]
G. Tonatia Gray 1827
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G. Platyrrhinus Saussure 1860 [broad-nosed bat]
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G. †Cubanycteris Mancina and García-Rivera 2005
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†Cubanycteris silvai Mancina and García-Rivera 2005
G. Phyllops Peters 1865 [fig-eating bat]
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†Phyllops silvai Suárez and Díaz-Franco 2003
G. Sturnira Gray 1842 [yellow-shouldered bat]
G. Trachops Gray 1847
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Trachops cirrhosus Spix 1823 [fringe-lipped bat]
G. Uroderma Peters 1865
Invalid names: Lonchophyllinae Griffiths 1982 [empty], Phyllostomatidae Savage 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Holocene or 33.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 30.8 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Phyllostomatidae indet. (144474)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Anoura indet. (183364)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Florida) Chiroptera indet. (17341)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Phyllostomatidae indet. (17476)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Phyllostominae indet. (141368)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) Phyllostominae indet. (144879)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Phyllostomatidae indet. (19599)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Phyllostominae indet., Glossophaginae indet., Notonycteris magdalenensis, Tonatia sp., Notonycteris sucharadeus, Palynephyllum antimaster (13749)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Notonycteris magdalenensis (133648 136211) Notonycteris magdalenensis, Notonycteris sucharadeus (145614) Tonatia sp. (188241)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Phyllostomatidae indet. (19181)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Desmodus stocki (20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Monagas) Desmodus draculae (145874)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Chrotopterus auritus (147815)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Desmodus indet., Phyllostomus sp., Stenodermatinae indet., Carollia perspicillata, Sturnira lilium, Macrophyllum sp. (92813)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Desmodus sp., Sturnira lilium, Tonatia sp., Phylloderma sp. (211820)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Desmodus archaeodaptes (20350 20351 145845)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Desmodus draculae (217299)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Desmodus stocki (20491) Mormoops megalophylla (195112)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mormoops megalophylla (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Río) Cubanycteris silvai, Artibeus anthonyi, Artibeus jamaicensis, Macrotus waterhousii, Brachyphylla nana (78640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Phyllostomidae indet., Lophostoma silvicolum, Trachops cirrhosus, Micronycteris sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Desmodus magnus (20595) Desmodus stocki (20573) Mormoops megalophylla (20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Desmodus rotundus (71333 71335) Phyllostomus hastatus, Artibeus jamaicensis, Tonatia bidens (71332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Desmodus sp., Anoura sp. (212474)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Phyllops silvai, Artibeus anthonyi, Macrotus waterhousei, Brachyphylla nana (92812)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) Desmodus stocki (74497)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Desmodus stocki (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Macrotus waterhousii (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Desmodus stocki (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Desmodus sp., Desmodus stocki (93332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Macrotus waterhousii, Brachyphylla nana, Phyllonycteris poeyi (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Leptonycteris nivalis, Artibeus jamaicensis (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Desmodus indet., Phyllostomus sp., Phyllostomus hastatus, Glossophaga soricina, Trachops sp., Micronycteris sp., Stenodermatinae indet., Artibeus indet., Carollia perspicillata, Platyrrhinus sp., Sturnira lilium, Tonatia silvicola, Macrophyllum sp., Mimon sp., Mimon bennettii, Uroderma sp., Lonchophyllinae indet., Artibeus obscurus (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Artibeus jamaicensis, Macrotus waterhousii, Mormoops blainvillii, Monophyllus plethodon, Monophyllus redmani, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Stenoderma rufum, Phyllonycteris major (194492) Artibeus jamaicensis, Monophyllus plethodon, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Stenoderma rufum, Phyllonycteris major (231343) Brachyphylla cavernarum (231344) Monophyllus plethodon, Monophyllus redmani, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Phyllonycteris major (231345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Macrotus waterhousii, Erophylla sezekorni (190743 190744)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Macrotus waterhousii (209852)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Lonchophylla mordax, Desmodus rotundus, Desmodus draculae, Chrotopterus auritus, Mormoops megalophylla (71313) Trachops cirrhosus, Tonatia bidens (212251)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Macrotus waterhousii (210537 210539 210540) Macrotus waterhousii, Brachyphylla nana, Erophylla sezekorni (210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Mormoops megalophyla (74474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Brachyphylla nana (144132) Macrotus waterhousii (186637) Macrotus waterhousii, Brachyphylla nana, Erophylla sezekorni (210532) Macrotus waterhousii, Erophylla sezekorni (208106)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Mormoops blainvillei, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Phyllonycteris major (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Macrotus waterhousii (194593 194595 194596 194597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Chrotopterus auritus, Mormoops megalophylla (212250)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Phyllostomus discolor, Phyllostomus hastatus, Phyllostomus elongatus, Glossophaga longirostris, Glossophaga soricina, Trachops cirrhosus, Micronycteris nicefori, Micronycteris minuta, Micronycteris megalotis, Carollia perspicillata, Sturnira lilium, Sturnira ludovici, Artibeus jamaicensis, Desmodus rotundus, Tonatia minuta, Tonatia venezuelae, Mimon crenulatum, Uroderma magnirostrum (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Zulia) Leptonycteris curasoae (63885)