| Vampyriscus nymphaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Vampyriscus |
| Species: | V. nymphaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Vampyriscus nymphaea Thomas, 1909 | |
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| Synonyms | |
| Vampyressa nymphaea | |
Vampyriscus nymphaea 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 Central and South America, where it occurs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama,[1] and Honduras.[2]
References
- ^ a b Tavares, V., Muñoz, A., Rodriguez, B. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2015. Vampyriscus nymphaea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 02 March 2016.
- ^ 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.