Leaf-nosed bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species as well as frugivores (subfamily Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). For example, the False Vampire, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey including small dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to utilize food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats and small vertebrates, and, in the case of the vampire bats, even blood.
Both the scientific and common names derive from their often large, lance-shaped noses, greatly reduced in some of the nectar- and pollen-feeders. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. Similar nose-leaves are found in some other groups of bat, most notably the Old World leaf-nosed bats.
New World leaf-nosed bats are usually brown, grey, or black, although one species is white. They range in size from 4 to 13.5 cm (1.6 to 5.3 in) in head-body length, and can weigh anything from 7 to 200 g (0.25 to 7.1 oz). Most roost in fairly small groups within caves, animal burrows, or hollow trees, although some species aggregate in colonies of several hundred individuals. They do not hibernate, although some species have been reported to aestivate.[1][2]
Classification
There are 192 described species within 56 genera, which are listed below.
FAMILY PHYLLOSTOMIDAE
- Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae - Antillean Fruit-eating Bats
- Subfamily: Carolliinae
- Subfamily: Desmodontinae - Vampire Bats
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
- Tribe Glossophagini
- Tribe Lonchophyllini
- Genus: Lionycteris
- Genus: Lonchophylla
- Bokermann's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla bokermanni
- Cadena's Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla cadenai
- Chocoan Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla chocoana
- Lonchophylla concava
- Dekeyser's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla dekeyseri
- Arched Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla fornicata
- Handley's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla handleyi
- Western Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla hesperia
- Godman's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla mordax
- Orcés’s Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla orcesi
- Lonchophylla orienticollina
- Patton's Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla pattoni
- Orange Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla robusta
- Thomas's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla thomasi
- Genus: Platalina
- Genus: Xeronycteris
- Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
- Tribe Micronycterini
- Genus: Glyphonycteris
- Genus: Lampronycteris
- Genus: Macrotus - Big-eared Bats
- Genus: Micronycteris - Little Big-eared Bats
- Brosset's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris brosseti
- Giovanni's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris giovanniae
- Hairy Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris hirsuta
- Pirlot's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris homezi
- Matses' Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris matses
- Little Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris megalotis
- Common Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris microtis
- White-bellied Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris minuta
- Sanborn's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris sanborni
- Schmidts's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris schmidtorum
- Genus: Neonycteris
- Genus: Trinycteris
- Tribe Vampyrini
- Tribe Lonchorhinini
- Tribe Phyllostomatini
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
- Genus: Ametrida
- Genus: Ardops
- Genus: Ariteus
- Genus: Artibeus - Neotropical Fruit Bats
- Subgenus: Artibeus
- Subgenus: Dermanura
- Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus anderseni
- Aztec Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus aztecus
- Bogota Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus bogotensis
- Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus cinereus
- Silver Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus glaucus
- Gnome Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus gnomus
- Solitary Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus incomitatus
- Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus phaeotis
- Rosenberg's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus rosenbergi
- Toltec Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus toltecus
- Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus watsoni
- Subgenus: Koopmania
- Genus: Centurio
- Genus: Chiroderma - Big-eyed Bats or White-lined Bats
- Genus: Ectophylla
- Genus: Enchisthenes
- Genus: Mesophylla
- Genus: Phyllops - Falcate-winged Bats
- Genus: Platyrrhinus
- Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus albericoi
- Platyrrhinus aquilus
- Platyrrhinus angustirostris
- Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) aurarius
- Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) brachycephalus
- Choco Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus chocoensis
- Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) dorsalis
- Platyrrhinus fusciventris
- Heller's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) helleri
- Platyrrhinus incarum
- Buffy Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) infuscus
- Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus ismaeli
- White-lined Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) lineatus
- Quechua Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus masu
- Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus matapalensis
- Geoffroy's Rayed Bat, Platyrrhinus nigellus
- Platyrrhinus nitelinea
- Recife Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) recifinus
- Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus umbratus
- Greater Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus (Vampyrops) vittatus
- Genus: Pygoderma
- Genus: Sphaeronycteris
- Genus: Stenoderma
- Genus: Sturnira - Yellow-shouldered Bats or American Epauleted Bats
- Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira aratathomasi
- Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira bidens
- Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira bogotensis
- Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira erythromos
- Chocó Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira koopmanhilli
- Little Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira lilium
- Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira ludovici
- Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira luisi
- Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira magna
- Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira mistratensis
- Talamancan Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira mordax
- Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira nana
- Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira oporaphilum
- Sturnira perla Jarrin-V & Kunz, 2011[3]
- Soriano's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira sorianoi
- Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira thomasi
- Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira tildae
- Genus: Uroderma - Tent-building Bats
- Genus: Vampyressa - Yellow-eared Bats
- Genus: Vampyrodes
References
Extant species of family Phyllostomidae
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Anoura
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