Vampyriscus Explained

Vampyriscus (meaning: small vampire bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats.

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

External links

• Vampyriscus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.