Talk:Leaf-nosed bat

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[edit] Phyllostomatidae

The family name is Phyllostomatidae, not Phyllostomidae. Ucucha See Mammal Taxonomy 16:21, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Phyllostomidae Gray 1825 has priority over Phyllostomatidae Coues and Yarrow 1875. Likewise Phyllostomus Lacepede 1799 has priority over Phyllostoma Cuvier 1800. Phyllostomatidae is an extremely common junior synonym. --Aranae 02:44, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

I though the plural of Phyllostomus was also Phyllostomata, so that the family name, regardless of priority, should be Phyllostomatidae, but I'm not so sure now. Ucucha See Mammal Taxonomy 17:43, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

You know. Now I'm not sure again. I once asked a phyllostomid systematist and he told me Phyllostomidae. But it could be a similar thing as with Aplodontiidae vs. Aplodontidae. Stoma declines to stomata, but I don't know how that translates to stomus. Even though it's in much less common usage, Aplodontiidae is correct because it's Aplodontia minus -a and plus -idae. A similar grammatical argument might factor into making Phyllostomatidae valid. My take in the meantime is to personally listen to that phyllostomid systematist from years back. But then I can't expect others to do the same. --Aranae 05:46, May 9, 2005 (UTC)

I think Phyllostomidae should be the best name until more information has become available. The names of the Lori(si)dae, Galag(on)idae and Indri(i)dae are also doubtful, I thought, and the sigmodontine tribe Abrothrichini has been called Abrotrichini, even though the genus on which it's based is Abrothrix, with an h. Ucucha See Mammal Taxonomy 15:00, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Diversity

You mention that the family Phyllostomidae represents "by far the most varied and diverse" family within the order Chiroptera. If by varied and diverse you mean ecologically, then this statement would be correct; however, Phyllostomidae is not the most taxonomically diverse family (Vesptertilionidae has over 300 species, and Pteropodidae tops 160). So, I would advise a more precise use of wording here. --Tomwithanh 20:52, 28 April 2006 (UTC)