Phyllostominae Explained

Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats that include big-eared, spear-nosed, sword-nosed bats and relatives.^[1]

List of species

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

Notes and References

Web site: Phyllostominae . Animal Diversity Web . University of Michigan Museum of Zoology . 22 October 2020.