Chiroderma
Genus of bats
Chiroderma | |
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Salvin's big-eyed bat (Chiroderma salvini) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Subfamily: | Stenodermatinae |
Genus: | Chiroderma Peters, 1860 |
Type species | |
Chiroderma villosum Peters, 1860
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Species | |
Chiroderma doriae | |
Synonyms | |
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Chiroderma – big-eyed bats or white-lined bats – is a genus of leaf-nosed bat found in North America, Central America, and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
Species
The following species were recognized as of 2005[update], and a total of seven species to 2020
- Brazilian big-eyed bat, Chiroderma doriae Thomas, 1891
- Gorgas's big-eyed bat, Chiroderma gorgasi Handley, 1960
- Guadeloupe big-eyed bat, Chiroderma improvisum Baker & Genoways, 1976
- Salvin's big-eyed bat, Chiroderma salvini Dobson, 1878
- Mexican big-eyed bat, Chiroderma scopaeum Handley, 1966
- Little big-eyed bat, Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958
- Hairy big-eyed bat, Chiroderma villosum Peters, 1860
- Vizotto's big-eyed bat Chiroderma vizottoi, Taddei & Lim, 2010
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