''Vampyriscus nymphaea'' is a species of
bat in the family
Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. It is known commonly as the striped yellow-eared bat. It is native to
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
,
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to ...
,
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
,
and
Honduras.
[Mora, J. M., Marineros, L., & López, L. I. (2014)]
First record of the striped yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyriscus nymphaea'',(Stenodermatinae, Phyllostomidae) in Honduras.
''Caribbean Journal of Science'', 48(1), 49-51.
References
Phyllostomidae
Bats of Central America
Bats of South America
Mammals of Colombia
Mammals of Ecuador
Mammals described in 1909
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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