Vampyriscus bidens

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Stenodermatinae
Tribus: Stenodermatini
Genus: Vampyriscus
Species: Vampyriscus bidens

Name[edit]

Vampyriscus bidens (Dobson, 1878)

Holotype: BMNH 69.3.31, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Huallaga”; identified as the Río Huallaga by Peterson (1968: 15), and restricted to Santa Cruz, Río Huallaga, Loreto, Peru, by Carter & Dolan (1978: 56).

Combinations[edit]

Chiroderma bidens Dobson 1878: 535 [original combination]
V[ampyrops]. bidens: Thomas, 1889: 170 [name combination]
V[ampyrops (Vampyriscus)]. bidens: Thomas, 1900: 270 [name combination]
Vampyriscus bidens: Miller, 1907: 157 [name combination]
Vampyressa (Vampyriscus) bidens: Peterson, 1968: 13, 15 [name combination]

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Dobson, G.E., 1878. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). xlii + 567 pp., 29 pls. BHL

Links[edit]

Vampyriscus bidens 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.
IUCN: Vampyriscus bidens (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat