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Rhynchonycteris (proboscis bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonycteris was named by Peters (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emballonuridae by Salles et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Rhynchonycteris Peters
2006Rhynchonycteris Salles et al. p. 7

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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
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyEmballonuridaeDobson 1875
genusRhynchonycterisPeters 1867

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. Rhynchonycteris Peters 1867 [proboscis bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-01 09:30:42
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Rhynchonycteris naso (21686)