Leaf-nosed Bat - Classification

Classification

There are 192 described species within 56 genera, which are listed below.

FAMILY PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae - Antillean Fruit-eating Bats
- Genus: Brachyphylla
  - Cuban Fruit-eating Bat, Brachyphylla nana
  - Antillean Fruit-eating Bat, Brachyphylla cavernarum
Subfamily: Carolliinae
- Genus: Carollia - Short-tailed Leaf-nosed Bats
  - Benkeith's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia benkeithi
  - Silky Short-tailed Bat, Carollia brevicauda
  - Chestnut Short-tailed Bat, Carollia castanea
  - Colombian Short-tailed Bat, Carollia colombiana
  - Manu Short-tailed Bat, Carollia manu
  - Mono's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia monohernandezi
  - Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia perspicillata
  - Sowell's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia sowelli
  - Gray Short-tailed Bat, Carollia subrufa
- Genus: Rhinophylla
  - Hairy Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla alethina
  - Fischer's Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla fischerae
  - Dwarf Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla pumilio
Subfamily: Desmodontinae - Vampire Bats
- Genus: Desmodus
  - Common Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus
- Genus: Diaemus
  - White-winged Vampire Bat, Diaemus youngi
- Genus: Diphylla
  - Hairy-legged Vampire Bat, Diphylla ecaudata
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
- Tribe Glossophagini
  - Genus: Anoura - Geoffroy's Long-nosed Bats
    - Anoura aequatoris
    - Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai
    - Tailed Tailless Bat, Anoura caudifera
    - Handley's Tailless Bat, Anoura cultrata
    - Tube-lipped Nectar Bat, Anoura fistulata
    - Geoffroy's Tailless Bat, Anoura geoffroyi
    - Broad-toothed Tailless Bat, Anoura latidens
    - Luis Manuel's Tailless Bat, Anoura luismanueli
  - Genus: Choeroniscus
    - Godman's Long-tailed Bat, Choeroniscus godmani
    - Greater Long-tailed Bat, Choeroniscus periosus
    - Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat, Choeroniscus minor
  - Genus: Choeronycteris
    - Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Hog-nosed Bat), Choeronycteris mexicana
  - Genus: Glossophaga
    - Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga commissarisi
    - Gray Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga leachii
    - Miller's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga longirostris
    - Western Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga morenoi
    - Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina
  - Genus: Hylonycteris
    - Underwood's Long-tongued Bat, Hylonycteris underwoodi
  - Genus: Leptonycteris - Saussure's Long-nosed Bats
    - Southern Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris curasoae
    - Big Long-nosed Bat or Mexican Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris nivalis
    - Lesser Long-nosed Bat or Mexican Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
  - Genus: Lichonycteris
    - Dark Long-tongued Bat, Lichonycteris obscura
  - Genus: Monophyllus
    - Insular Single Leaf Bat, Monophyllus plethodon
    - Leach's Single Leaf Bat, Monophyllus redmani
  - Genus: Musonycteris
    - Banana Bat (Colima Long-nosed Bat), Musonycteris harrisoni
  - Genus: Scleronycteris
    - Ega Long-tongued Bat, Scleronycteris ega
- Tribe Lonchophyllini
  - Genus: Lionycteris
    - Chestnut Long-tongued Bat, Lionycteris spurrelli
  - 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
    - Long-snouted Bat, Platalina genovensium
  - Genus: Xeronycteris
    - Vieira's Long-tongued Bat, Xeronycteris vieirai
Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
- Genus: Erophylla - Brown Flower Bats
  - Brown Flower Bat, Erophylla bombifrons
  - Buffy Flower Bat, Erophylla sezekorni
- Genus: Phyllonycteris - Jamaican Flower Bats
  - Jamaican Flower Bat, Phyllonycteris aphylla
  - Puerto Rican Flower Bat, Phyllonycteris major
  - Cuban Flower Bat, Phyllonycteris poeyi
Subfamily: Phyllostominae
- Tribe Micronycterini
  - Genus: Glyphonycteris
    - Behn's Bat, Glyphonycteris behnii
    - Davies's Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi
    - Tricolored Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris
  - Genus: Lampronycteris
    - Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat, Lampronycteris brachyotis
  - Genus: Macrotus - Big-eared Bats
    - California Leaf-nosed Bat, Macrotus californicus
    - Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat, Macrotus waterhousii
  - 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
    - Least Big-eared Bat, Neonycteris pusilla
  - Genus: Trinycteris
    - Niceforo's Big-eared Bat, Trinycteris nicefori
- Tribe Vampyrini
  - Genus: Chrotopterus
    - Big-eared Woolly Bat, Chrotopterus auritus
  - Genus: Lophostoma
    - Equatorial Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma aequatorialis
    - Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense
    - Carriker's Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma carrikeri
    - Davis's Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma evotis
    - Schultz's Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma schulzi
    - White-throated Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma silvicolum
    - Yasuni Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma yasuni
  - Genus: Tonatia - Round-eared Bats
    - Greater Round-eared Bat, Tonatia bidens
    - Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat, Tonatia saurophila
  - Genus: Trachops
    - Fringe-lipped Bat, Trachops cirrhosus
  - Genus: Vampyrum
    - Spectral Bat, Vampyrum spectrum
- Tribe Lonchorhinini
  - Genus: Lonchorhina - Sword-nosed Bats
    - Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina aurita
    - Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina fernandezi
    - Northern Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina inusitata
    - Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina marinkellei
    - Orinoco Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina orinocensis
  - Genus: Macrophyllum
    - Long-legged Bat, Macrophyllum macrophyllum
  - Genus: Mimon - Gray's Spear-nosed Bats
    - Golden Bat, Mimon bennettii
    - Cozumelan Golden Bat, Mimon cozumelae
    - Striped Hairy-nosed Bat, Mimon crenulatum
    - Koepcke's Spear-nosed Bat, Mimon koepckeae
- Tribe Phyllostomatini
  - Genus: Phylloderma - Peters's Spear-nosed Bat
    - Pale-faced Bat, Phylloderma stenops
  - Genus: Phyllostomus - Spear-nosed Bats
    - Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor
    - Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus elongatus
    - Greater Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus hastatus
    - Guianan Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus latifolius
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
- Genus: Ametrida
  - Little White-shouldered Bat, Ametrida centurio
- Genus: Ardops
  - Tree Bat, Ardops nichollsi
- Genus: Ariteus
  - Jamaican Fig-eating Bat, Ariteus flavescens
- Genus: Artibeus - Neotropical Fruit Bats
  - Subgenus: Artibeus
    - Large Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus amplus
    - Fringed Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus fimbriatus
    - Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus fraterculus
    - Hairy Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus hirsutus
    - Honduran Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus inopinatus
    - Jamaican Fruit Bat, Artibeus jamaicensis
    - Great Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus lituratus
    - Dark Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus obscurus
    - Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus planirostris
  - 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
    - Brown Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus concolor
- Genus: Centurio
  - Wrinkle-faced Bat, Centurio senex
- Genus: Chiroderma - Big-eyed Bats or White-lined Bats
  - Brazilian Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma doriae
  - Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma improvisum
  - Salvin's Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma salvini
  - Little Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma trinitatum
  - Hairy Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma villosum
- Genus: Ectophylla
  - Honduran White Bat, Ectophylla alba
- Genus: Enchisthenes
  - Velvety Fruit-eating Bat, Enchisthenes hartii
- Genus: Mesophylla
  - MacConnell's Bat, Mesophylla macconnelli
- Genus: Phyllops - Falcate-winged Bats
  - Cuban Fig-eating Bat, Phyllops falcatus
- 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
  - Ipanema Bat, Pygoderma bilabiatum
- Genus: Sphaeronycteris
  - Visored Bat, Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
- Genus: Stenoderma
  - Red Fruit Bat, Stenoderma rufum
- 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
  - 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
  - Tent-making Bat, Uroderma bilobatum
  - Brown Tent-making Bat, Uroderma magnirostrum
- Genus: Vampyressa - Yellow-eared Bats
  - Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa bidens
  - Brock's Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa brocki
  - Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa melissa
  - Striped Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa nymphaea
  - Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa pusilla
  - Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa thyone
- Genus: Vampyrodes
  - Great Stripe-faced Bat, Vampyrodes caraccioli

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