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Vampyressa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Vampyressa

Higher classification
  
Stenodermatinae

Order
  
Bat

Family
  
Phyllostomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Southern little yellow‑ea, Vampyriscus nymphaea, Brock's yellow‑eared bat, Melissa's yellow‑eared bat

Vampyressa thyone


Vampyressa is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. They are known commonly as the yellow-eared bats.

There are five species. Three species were recently moved to the genus Vampyriscus. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their pelage.

Species include:

  • Vampyressa elisabethae
  • Melissa's yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa melissa)
  • Southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla)
  • Vampyressa sinchi
  • Northern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa thyone)
  • References

    Vampyressa Wikipedia