Micronycterinae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae). They are commonly known as the little big-eared bats. It contains two genera, Lampronycteris (one species) and Micronycteris (eleven species).[1] Van Den Bussche (1992) was the first to propose the subfamily, which initially just contained Micronycteris.[2] Previous studies had sometimes included these genera in the subfamily Phyllostominae.[3]
Micronycterinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Subfamily: | Micronycterinae Van Den Bussche, 1992 |
Type genus | |
Micronycteris Gray, 1866
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Genera | |
Position within Phyllostomidae
editInternal divisions of Phyllostomidae[2] |
It is one of the more basal subfamilies of the family Phyllostomidae. Of the eleven currently recognized subfamilies, only the Macrotinae lineage split before Micronycterinae.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Micronycterinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Baker, Robert J.; Solari, Sergio; Cirranello, Andrea; Simmons, Nancy B. (2016). "Higher Level Classification of Phyllostomid Bats with a Summary of DNA Synapomorphies". Acta Chiropterologica. 18: 1–38. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.001. S2CID 26151721.
- ^ Siles, Lizette; Baker, Robert J. (2020). "Revision of the pale-bellied Micronycteris Gray, 1866 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) with descriptions of two new species". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58 (4): 1411–1431. doi:10.1111/jzs.12388.