Lonchorhina aurita

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Phyllostominae
Genus: Lonchorhina
Species: Lonchorhina aurita
Subspecies: L. a. aurita - L. a. occidentalis

Name

Lonchorhina aurita Tomes, 1863

Type locality: Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad.

References

Tomes, 1863. Proceedings of the Zool. Soc. London, 1863: 83.
Conservation status: IUCN link: Lonchorhina aurita (Least Concern)
Lonchorhina aurita in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Distribution

Oaxaca (Mexico) south to South-East Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Trinidad

Vernacular names
English: Common Sword-nosed Bat.