| Micronycterinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Micronycterinae Van Den Bussche, 1992 |
| Type genus | |
| Micronycteris Gray, 1866 | |
| Genera | |
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). Van Den Bussche (1992) was the first to propose the subfamily, which initially just contained Micronycteris. Previous studies had sometimes included these genera in the subfamily Phyllostominae.
Position within Phyllostomidae
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| Internal divisions of Phyllostomidae |
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.
References
- "Micronycterinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Micronycterinae | |