Vampyriscus (meaning: small vampire bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats.
| Vampyriscus | |
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| Striped yellow-eared bat (Vampyriscus nymphaea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenodermatinae |
| Genus: | Vampyriscus Thomas, 1900 |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
There are three species previously included in the genus Vampyressa. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their pelage.[1] Phylogenetic analyses support the separation of the genera.[2][3] Older sources recognize Vampyriscus as a subgenus of Vampyressa.[4]
Species:
- Vampyriscus bidens – bidentate yellow-eared bat
- Vampyriscus brocki – Brock's yellow-eared bat
- Vampyriscus nymphaeus – striped yellow-eared bat
References
edit- ^ Tavares, V., et al. (2014). Systematics of Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species of Vampyressa. American Museum Novitates 3813 1-17.
- ^ Hoofer, S. R. & Baker, R. J. (2006). Molecular systematics of Vampyressine bats (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) with comparison of direct and indirect surveys of mitochondrial DNA variation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 39(2), 424-438.
- ^ Hoofer, S. R., et al. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships of vampyressine bats and allies (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) based on DNA sequences of a nuclear intron (TSHB-I2). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 47(2), 870-876.
- ^ Wilson, D. E. and D. M. Reeder, Editors. Vampyressa. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.
External links
edit- Vampyriscus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)