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The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 to northern Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 within the order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous
Insectivore

An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments....
, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species as well as frugivores (subfamily Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). For example, the False Vampire
Spectral Bat

The genus Vampyrum contains only one species, the Spectral Bat . Some alternate names for this species are the False Vampire Bat, Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat and the Spectral Vampire Bat....
, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey including small dove
Dove

Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine Aves....
-sized birds.






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The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 to northern Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 within the order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous
Insectivore

An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments....
, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species as well as frugivores (subfamily Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). For example, the False Vampire
Spectral Bat

The genus Vampyrum contains only one species, the Spectral Bat . Some alternate names for this species are the False Vampire Bat, Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat and the Spectral Vampire Bat....
, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey including small dove
Dove

Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine Aves....
-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to utilize food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats and small vertebrates, and, in the case of the vampire bat
Vampire bat

Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. There are three bat species that feed solely on blood: the Common vampire bat , the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat , and the White-winged Vampire Bat ....
s, even blood.

Both the scientific and common names derive from their often large, lance-shaped noses, greatly reduced in some of the nectar- and pollen-feeders. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. Similar nose-leaves are found in some other groups of bat, most notably the Old World leaf-nosed bats
Hipposiderinae

Hipposiderinae is a subfamily of horseshoe bats. There are 9 genera within this subfamily, namely:*Anthops *Asellia *Aselliscus ...
.

New World leaf-nosed bats are usually brown, grey, or black, although one species is white. They range in size from 4 to 13.5 cm in head-body length, and can weigh anything from 7 to 200 grams. Most roost in fairly small groups within caves, animal burrows, or hollow trees, although some species aggregate in colonies of several hundred individuals. They do not hibernate
Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of inactivity and Metabolism depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate....
, although some species have been reported to aestivate.

Classification

There are 148 described species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 within 48 genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
, which are listed below.

  • Family: Phyllostomidae
    • Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae (Antillean Fruit-eating Bats)
      • Genus: Brachyphylla
        Brachyphylla

        Brachyphylla is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Cuban Fruit-eating Bat * Antillean Fruit-eating Bat ...
    • Subfamily: Carollinae
      • Genus: Carollia
        Carollia

        Carollia is a genus of bats often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genus Rhinophylla, Carollia makes up the subfamily Carolliinae of family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats....
         (Short-tailed Leaf-nosed Bats)
      • Genus: Rhinophylla
        Rhinophylla

        Rhinophylla is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Hairy Little Fruit Bat * Fischer's Little Fruit Bat ...
    • Subfamily: Desmodontinae (Vampire Bats)
      • Genus: Desmodus (Common Vampire Bat)
      • Genus: Diaemus (White-winged Vampire Bat)
      • Genus: Diphylla (Hairy-legged Vampire Bat)
    • Subfamily: Glossophaginae
      Glossophaginae

      Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats....
      • Genus: Anoura
        Anoura

        Anoura is a genus of leaf-nosed bats....
         (Geoffroy's Long-nosed Bats)
      • Genus: Choeroniscus
        Choeroniscus

        Choeroniscus is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Godman's Long-tailed Bat * Intermediate Long-tailed Bat ...
      • Genus: Choeronycteris (Mexican Long-nosed Bat or Hog-nosed Bat)
      • Genus: Glossophaga
        Glossophaga

        Glossophaga is a genus of Americas bats....
      • Genus: Hylonycteris (Underwood's Long-tongued Bat)
      • Genus: Leptonycteris (Saussure's Long-nosed Bat
        Saussure's long-nosed bat

        The Saussure's long-nosed bats or Mexican long-nosed bats form the genus Leptonycteris within the leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae....
        s)
      • Genus: Lichonycteris
      • Genus: Lionycteris
      • Genus: Lonchophylla
        Lonchophylla

        Lonchophylla is a genus of bats....
      • Genus: Monophyllus
        Monophyllus

        Monophyllus is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Insular Single Leaf Bat * Leach's Single Leaf Bat ...
      • Genus: Musonycteris (Banana Bat or Colima Long-nosed Bat)
      • Genus: Platalina
      • Genus: Scleronycteris
      • Genus: Xeronycteris
    • Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
      • Genus: Erophylla (Brown Flower Bats)
      • Genus: Phyllonycteris
        Phyllonycteris

        Phyllonycteris is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Jamaican Flower Bat * Puerto Rican Flower Bat ...
         (Jamaican Flower Bat)
    • Subfamily: Phyllostominae
      Phyllostominae

      Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats....
      • Genus: Chrotopterus (Peters's Woolly False Vampire Bat)
      • Genus: Lonchorhina
        Lonchorhina

        Lonchorhina is a genus of bats....
         (Sword-nosed Bats)
      • Genus: Macrophyllum (Long-legged Bat)
      • Genus: Macrotus
        Macrotus

        Macrotus is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* California Leaf-nosed Bat * Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat ...
         (Big-eared Bats)
      • Genus: Micronycteris
        Micronycteris

        Micronycteris is a genus of leaf-nosed bats....
         (Little Big-eared Bats)
      • Genus: Mimon
        Mimon

        Mimon is a town in the Czech Republic.External links...
         (Gray's Spear-nosed Bats)
      • Genus: Phylloderma (Peters's Spear-nosed Bat)
      • Genus: Phyllostomus
        Phyllostomus

        Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat....
         (Spear-nosed Bats)
      • Genus: Tonatia
        Tonatia

        Tonatia is a genus of phyllostomid bats.Species...
         (Round-eared Bats)
      • Genus: Trachops (Frog-eating Bat)
      • Genus: Vampyrum (Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat or Spectral Vampire)
    • Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
      Stenodermatinae

      Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats.External links ...
      • Genus: Ametrida
      • Genus: Ardops (Tree Bat)
      • Genus: Ariteus (Jamaican Fig-eating Bat)
      • Genus: Artibeus
        Artibeus

        The Neotropical Fruit Bats are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 18 species, which are native to Central and South America....
         (Neotropical Fruit Bats)
      • Genus: Centurio (Wrinkle-faced Bat or Lattice-winged Bat)
      • Genus: Chiroderma
        Chiroderma

        Chiroderma is a genus of leaf-nosed bat....
         (Big-eyed Bats or White-lined Bats)
      • Genus: Ectophylla
        Honduran white bat

        The Honduran white bat has snow white fur and a yellow nose and ears. It is tiny, only 37-47 mm long. The only member of the genus Ectophylla, it is found in Central America and the Caribbean....
         (White Bat)
      • Genus: Phyllops (Falcate-winged Bats)
      • Genus: Pygoderma (Ipanema Bat)
      • Genus: Sphaeronycteris
      • Genus: Stenoderma (Red Fruit Bat)
      • Genus: Sturnira
        Sturnira

        Sturnira is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat * Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat ...
         (Yellow-shouldered Bats or American Epauleted Bats)
      • Genus: Uroderma
        Uroderma

        Uroderma is a genus of phyllostomid bats.Species...
         (Tent-building Bats)
      • Genus: Vampyressa
        Vampyressa

        Vampyressa is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Bedentate Yellow-eared Bat * Brock's Yellow-eared Bat ...
         (Yellow-eared Bats)
      • Genus: Vampyrodes (Great Stripe-faced Bat)
      • Genus: Vampyrops
        Vampyrops

        Vampyrops, also known as White-lined bats, is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family.It contains the following species:* Vampyrops infuscus...
         (White-lined Bats)