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Yinpterochiroptera

Mammalia - Chiroptera

Taxonomy
Yinpterochiroptera was named by Koopman (1984). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chiroptera by Shi and Rabosky (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Yinpterochiroptera Koopman
2015Yinpterochiroptera Shi and Rabosky

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984

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.

Subor. Yinpterochiroptera Koopman 1984
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Fm. Pteropodidae Gray 1821 [fruit bat]
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G. Eidolon Rafinesque 1815
G. Notopteris Gray 1859
G. Nyctimene Borkhausen 1797
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Nyctimene major Dobson 1877
Invalid names: Cephalotes Geoffroy 1810 [objective synonym]
G. Pteropus Brisson 1762 [flying fox]
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Pteropus alecto Temminck 1837 [Black flying fox]
Pteropus giganteus Brünnich 1782
Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck 1853
Pteropus intermedius Andersen 1908 [Andersen's flying fox]
Pteropus lylei Andersen 1908 [Lyles flying fox]
Pteropus mariannus Desmarest 1822 [Marianas flying fox]
Pteropus melanotus Blyth 1863 [Black-eared flying fox]
Pteropus niger Kerr 1792 [Mauritian flying fox]
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck 1825
Pteropus vampyrus Linnaeus 1758 [large flying fox]
G. Rousettus Gray 1821 [rousette]
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Subg. Rousettus (Rousettus) Gray 1821
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Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 [Egyptian rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) amplexicaudatus Geoffroy 1810 [Geoffroys rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) leschenaultii Desmarest 1820 [Leschenault's rousette]
†Rousettus pattersoni Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. †Turkanycteris Gunnell and Manthi 2018
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†Turkanycteris harrisi Gunnell and Manthi 2018
Invalid names: Propottininae Butler 1984 [empty]
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Fm. Hipposideridae Lydekker 1891 [leaf-nosed bat]
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G. Anthops Thomas 1888
G. Aselliscus Tate 1941
Tr. †Hipposiderini Lydekker 1891
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G. Asellia Gray 1838
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G. Hipposideros Gray 1831 [roundleaf bat]
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†Hipposideros collongensis Dépèret 1892
†Hipposideros conquensis Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros felix Mein and Ginsburg 1997
†Hipposideros minor Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855
†Hipposideros omani Sigé et al. 1994
†Hipposideros schlosseri Revilliod 1917
G. †Miophyllorhina Hand 1997
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G. †Palaeophyllophora Revilliod 1917
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†Palaeophyllophora oltina Delfortrie 1872
†Palaeophyllophora quercyi Revilliod 1917
†Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis Ravel et al. 2016
G. †Palaeophyllopora Revilliod 1922
G. †Paraphyllophora Revilliod 1922
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†Paraphyllophora robusta Revilliod 1922
Tr. Rhinonycterini Gray 1866
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Subtr. †Coelopina Tate 1941
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G. †Archerops Hand and Kirsch 2003
G. Cloeotis Thomas 1901
G. Coelops Blyth 1848
G. Paracoelops Dorst 1947 [orange leaf-nosed bat]
Subtr. Rhinonycterina Gray 1866
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G. †Brachipposideros Sigé 1968
G. †Brevipalatus Hand and Archer 2005
G. Rhinonycteris Gray 1847
G. †Riversleigha Hand 1998
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G. Triaenops Dobson 1871 [trident bat]
G. †Vaylatsia Sige 1990
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†Vaylatsia prisca Revilliod 1920
Fm. Megadermatidae Allen 1864 [false vampire]
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G. Cardioderma Peters 1873 [Heart-nosed bat]
G. Lavia Gray 1838
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Lavia frons Geoffroy 1810
G. Macroderma Miller
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†Macroderma koppa Dawson and Augee 1988
G. Megaderma Geoffroy 1810
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†Megaderma brailloni Sigé 1968
†Megaderma franconica Ziegler 1993
†Megaderma lopezae Sevilla 1990
†Megaderma lugdunensis Depéret 1892
Megaderma spasma Linnaeus 1758 [lesser false vampire bat]
†Megaderma vireti Mein 1965
G. †Saharaderma Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Saharaderma pseudovampyrus Gunnell et al. 2008
Fm. †Necromantidae Sigé 2011
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G. †Necromantis Weithofer 1887
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†Necromantis fragmentum Ravel et al. 2016
Fm. Rhinolophidae Gray 1825 [horseshoe bat]
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G. †Palaeonycteris Pomel 1854
G. Rhinolophus Lacépède 1799
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†Rhinolophus blasii Peters 1867
Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828 [Geoffroy's horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus contrarius Mein and Pickford 2003
†Rhinolophus csakvarensis Kretzoi 1951
†Rhinolophus dehmi Ziegler 1993
†Rhinolophus delphinensis Gaillard 1899
†Rhinolophus estramontis Topál 1979
†Rhinolophus euryale Blasius 1853
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 [greater horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus grivensis Depéret 1892
†Rhinolophus hanaki Woloszyn 1987
Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein 1800
†Rhinolophus kowalskii Topál 1979
†Rhinolophus lemanensis Revilloid 1920
†Rhinolophus macrorhinus Topál 1963
†Rhinolophus priscus Revilliod 1920
†Rhinolophus pumilio Revilliod 1920
Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck 1835 [Rufous horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus wenzensis Woloszyn 1987
†Rhinolophus yongyuthi Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Fm. †Rhinonycteridae Gray 1866
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G. †Xenorhinos Hand 1998
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†Xenorhinos bhatnagari Hand et al. 2023
†Xenorhinos halli Hand 1998
Fm. Rhinopomatidae [mouse-tailed bat]
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G. †Qarunycteris Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Qarunycteris moerisae Gunnell et al. 2008
G. Rhinopoma Geoffroy 1818
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Rhinopoma cystops Thomas 1903 [Egyptian mouse-tailed bat]
Rhinopoma microphyllum Brünnich 1782
Invalid names: Craseonycteridae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Holocene or 48.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (173 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis, Hipposideros africanum, Necromantis fragmentum (87795)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton Vaud) Rhinolophus priscus (183105)
MP 13 - MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Quercy) Necromantis adichaster (36875)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Hipposideridae indet. (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Rhinolophoidea indet., Hipposideros trassounius, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Pseudorhinolophus morloti (182607)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Rhinolophus sp. (12848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hipposideridae indet., Palaeophyllophora sp., Rhinolophus priscus, Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti, Palaeophyllophora oltina (31764) Hipposideros sp.2, Rhinolophus priscus, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora oltina (12849) Palaeophyllophora sp., Rhinolophus priscus, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Palaeophyllophora oltina (12842) Rhinolophus priscus (12852) Rhinolophus priscus, Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti (31765) Rhinolophus priscus, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti (12843) Rhinolophus sp.2, Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros sp.2, Palaeophyllophora sp.1, Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti (12841)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Qarunycteris moerisae (67706)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Thailand Pteropodidae indet. (49078)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Necromantis adichaster, Hipposideros sp.2, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti (12850)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros morloti (12851)
MP 20 - MP 2137.2 - 28.4France (Occitanie) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Vaylatsia prisca (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeophyllophora sanctaeneboulae, Pseudorhinolophus sp. (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Hipposideridae indet., Hipposideros omani (162464)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Hipposideros morloti, Vaylatsia prisca (183452)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Saharaderma pseudovampyrus (60127)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France Pseudorhinolophus schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora quercyi, Vaylatsia prisca (183381)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) Rhinolophus sp., Hipposideros minor, Hipposideros conquensis, Megaderma lopezae (184097)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Rhinolophoidea indet. (176130)