Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
(Rouk & D. C. Carter, 1972)
Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Noctilionoidea |
| Family | : Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily | : Stenodermatinae |
| Tribe | : Stenodermatini |
| Genus | : Platyrrhinus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Rouk, C.S. and Carter, D.C. 1972-02-11. A new species of Vampyrops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from South America. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 1:1-7.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55554357Original name as described
Vampyrops brachycephalus
Type material
TCWC:Mamm:12193
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"3 mi. [= 4.8 km] S Tingo Maria, 2400 ft. [= 732 m], Huanuco, Peru."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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