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Vampyrus spectrum (spectral bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio spectrum was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Vampyrus spectrum by Thomas (1911).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Vespertilio spectrum Linnaeus p. 31
1911Vampyrus spectrum Thomas p. 130

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
tribePhyllostomina
genusVampyrusSpix 1823
speciesspectrum()

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.

Vampyrus spectrum Linnaeus 1758 [spectral bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available