Vampyriscus (meaning: small vampire bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats.
There are three species previously included in the genus Vampyressa. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their pelage.Tavares, V., et al. (2014). Systematics of Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species of Vampyressa. American Museum Novitates 3813 1-17. Phylogenetic analyses support the separation of the genera.Hoofer, S. R. & Baker, R. J. (2006). Molecular systematics of Vampyressine bats (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) with comparison of direct and indirect surveys of mitochondrial DNA variation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 39(2), 424-438.Hoofer, S. R., et al. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships of vampyressine bats and allies (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) based on DNA sequences of a nuclear intron (TSHB-I2). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 47(2), 870-876. Older sources recognize Vampyriscus as a subgenus of Vampyressa.Wilson, D. E. and D. M. Reeder, Editors. Vampyressa. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Species: Vampyriscus bidens – bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus brocki – Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus nymphaeus – striped yellow-eared bat
References
External links Vampyriscus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)