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Stenodermatinae

(Subfamily)

Overview

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Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.

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Subfamily Stenodermatinae

e family Phyllostomidae.

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Subfamily Stenodermatinae

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Taxonomy

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The Subfamily Stenodermatinae is a member of the Family Phyllostomidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Stenodermatinae:

The Subfamily Stenodermatinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Ametrida

The Little White-shouldered Bat, Ametrida centurio, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus. [more]

Ardops

The Tree Bat (Ardops nichollsi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Ardops.[] It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Saba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [more]

Ariteus

The Jamaican Fig-eating Bat (Ariteus flavescens) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Ariteus.[] It is endemic to Jamaica. [more]

Artibeus

The Neotropical fruit bats (Artibeus) are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 21 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean. [more]

Carollia

Carollia is a genus of often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genus Rhinophylla, Carollia makes up the subfamily Carolliinae of family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. Currently, nine species of Carollia are recognized, with a number having been described since 2002. Members of this genus are found throughout tropical regions of Central and South America but do not occur on Caribbean islands other than Trinidad and Tobago. Bats of the genus Carollia often are among the most abundant mammals in Neotropical ecosystems and play important roles as seed dispersers, particularly of pioneer plants such as those of the genera Piper, Cecropia, Solanum, and Vismia. [more]

Centurio

A Genus in the Kingdom unknown!.[1] [more]

Chiroderma

Chiroderma is a genus of . [more]

Ectophylla

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]

Mesophylla

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Phyllops

The Cuban Fig-eating Bat (Phyllops falcatus) is a species of in the Phyllostomidae family. It is found in Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. [more]

Platyrhinus

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Platyrrhinus

Platyrrhinus is a genus of leaf-nosed bats. [more]

Pygoderma

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Rhinophylla

Rhinophylla is a genus of in the Phyllostomidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Sphaeronycteris

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Stenoderma

The Red Fruit Bat or Red Fig-eating Bat (Stenoderma rufum) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, in the monotypic genus Stenoderma.[] It is found in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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Sturnira

Sturnira is a genus of in the Phyllostomidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Uroderma

Uroderma is a genus of phyllostomid bats. [more]

Vampyressa

Vampyressa is a genus of in the Phyllostomidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Vampyrodes

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At least 6 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Vampyrodes.

More info about the Genus Vampyrodes may be found here.

Footnotes

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  1. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=104841
  2. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=104849

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:49:12