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Rhinopoma

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinopomatidae

Taxonomy
Rhinopoma was named by Geoffroy (1818). It is extant. It is the type genus of Rhinopomatidae.

It was assigned to Phyllostomina by Gray (1825); and to Rhinopomatidae by Ramello et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Rhinopoma Geoffroy
1825Rhinopoma Gray p. 338
2024Rhinopoma Ramello et al. p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyRhinopomatidae
genusRhinopomaGeoffroy 1818

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rhinopoma Geoffroy 1818
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Rhinopoma cystops Thomas 1903 [Egyptian mouse-tailed bat]
Rhinopoma microphyllum Brünnich 1782
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Holocene or 8.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece R. hardwickii (219100)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Yemen R. cystops (169046 234349)