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List of phyllostomids

List of phyllostomids is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of phyllostomids rather than just read about it. In short: Phyllostomidae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and is part of the microbat suborder. Members of this family are called phyllostomids or leaf-nosed bats.

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Phyllostomidae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and is part of the microbat suborder. Members of this family are called phyllostomids or leaf-nosed bats. They are found in South America, Central America, and southern North America, primarily in forests and caves, though some species can also be found in grasslands, savannas, or wetlands. They range in size from the little white-shouldered bat, at 3 cm (1 in) and no tail, to the greater spear-nosed bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, phyllostomids are capable of true and sustained flight, and have forearm lengths ranging from multiple species with 3 cm (1 in), to the greater spear-nosed bat at 10 cm (4 in). They primarily eat insects, fruit, nectar, and pollen, though the greater spear-nosed bat, big-eared woolly bat, and spectral bat will also eat birds, bats, and small mammals, and the three vampire bat species of the subfamily Desmodontinae solely consume blood. Almost no phyllostomids have population estimates, though the greater long-nosed bat, Bokermann's nectar bat, Dekeyser's nectar bat, Fernandez's sword-nosed bat, Guadeloupe big-eyed bat, and Lesser yellow-shouldered bat are categorized as endangered species, and the Jamaican flower bat is categorized as critically endangered with a population as low as around 250 mature individuals. The 202 extant species of Phyllostomidae are divided into 11 subfamilies: Carolliinae, with 8 species in a single genus; Desmodontinae, with 3 species in 3 genera; Glossophaginae, with 37 species in 16 genera; Glyphonycterinae, with 5 species in 3 genera; Lonchophyllinae, with 16 species in 2 genera; Lonchorhininae, with a single genus of 5 species; Macrotinae, with a single genus of 2 species; Micronycterinae, with 12 species in 2 genera; Phyllostominae, with 22 species in 10 genera; Rhinophyllinae, with a single genus of 3 species; and Stenodermatinae, with 89 species in 20 genera. Several extinct prehistoric phyllostomid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.

Conventions

The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the phyllostomid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification

Phyllostomidae is a family that consists of 202 extant species in 60 genera divided into eleven subfamilies: Carolliinae, Desmodontinae, Glossophaginae, Glyphonycterinae, Lonchophyllinae, Lonchorhininae, Macrotinae, Micronycterinae, Phyllostominae, Rhinophyllinae, and Stenodermatinae.

Phyllostomids The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.

Subfamily Carolliinae

Subfamily Desmodontinae

Subfamily Glossophaginae

Subfamily Glyphonycterinae

Subfamily Lonchophyllinae

Subfamily Lonchorhininae

Subfamily Macrotinae

Subfamily Micronycterinae

Subfamily Phyllostominae

Subfamily Rhinophyllinae

Subfamily Stenodermatinae

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Phyllostomidae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and is part of the microbat suborder. Members of this family are called phyllostomids or leaf-nosed bats.

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