Leptonycteris nivalis

Leptonycteris nivalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Glossophaginae
Tribus: Glossophagini
Genus: Leptonycteris
Species: Leptonycteris nivalis

Name

Leptonycteris nivalis Saussure, 1860

Type locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Mt. Orizaba.

Synonyms

• longala Stains, 1957

References

• Saussure, 1860. Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 492.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Leptonycteris nivalis  (Endangered)
• Leptonycteris nivalis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

• North American Mammals: Leptonycteris nivalis [1]

Distribution

• South-East Arizona, South New Mexico, and West Texas (USA) to South Mexico and Guatemala

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Long-nosed Bat.