Chrotopterus auritus

Chrotopterus auritus

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 Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: 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: Microchiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Phyllostominae
Genus: Chrotopterus
Species: Chrotopterus auritus

Name

Chrotopterus auritus Peters, 1856

Type locality: Mexico.

Synonyms

• australis Thomas, 1905
• guianae Thomas, 1905

References

• Peters, W. 1856. Abhandl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1856: 305.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Chrotopterus auritus  (Least Concern)
• Chrotopterus auritus 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.

Distribution

• Veracruz (Mexico) south to the Guianas
• South Brazil
• Peru
• Bolivia
• North Argentina

Vernacular names

English: Woolly False Vampire Bat.