Vampyriscus nymphaeus

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Vampyriscus nymphaeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Vampyriscus
Species:
V. nymphaeus
Binomial name
Vampyriscus nymphaeus
Thomas, 1909
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Synonyms

Vampyressa nymphaea

Vampyriscus nymphaeus is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. It is known commonly as the striped yellow-eared bat. It is native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, [1] and Honduras. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Tavares, V.; Muñoz, A.; Rodriguez, B.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2015). "Vampyriscus nymphaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T22840A22058669. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22840A22058669.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Mora, J. M., Marineros, L., & López, L. I. (2014). First record of the striped yellow-eared bat, Vampyriscus nymphaea,(Stenodermatinae, Phyllostomidae) in Honduras. Caribbean Journal of Science, 48(1), 49-51.