Phyllostomus

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: Phyllostomus
Species: P. discolor - P. elongatus - P. hastatus - P. latifolius

Name

Phyllostomus Lacepede, 1799

Type Species: V(espertilio) hastatus Pallas, 1767

Synonyms

Alectops Gray, 1866
Phyllostoma Cuvier, 1800

References

Lacepede. 1799. Tabl. Div. Subd. Order Genres Mammiferes: 16.
Phyllostomus 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

Vernacular names
English: Spear-nosed Bats.