Vampyressa

3 species

The list of species of Vampyressa genus

Vampyressa is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. They are known commonly as the yellow-eared bats or yellow-eared vampire bats.

There are five species. Three species were recently moved to the genus Vampyriscus. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their pelage.

Vampyressa elisabethae
Melissa's yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa melissa)
Southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla)
Vampyressa sinchi
Northern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa thyone)

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The list of species of Vampyressa genus

Vampyressa is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. They are known commonly as the yellow-eared bats or yellow-eared vampire bats.

There are five species. Three species were recently moved to the genus Vampyriscus. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their pelage.

Vampyressa elisabethae
Melissa's yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa melissa)
Southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla)
Vampyressa sinchi
Northern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa thyone)

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Southern little yellow-eared bat

Vampyressa pusilla

The southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla ) is a frugivorous bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

Melissa's yellow-eared bat

Vampyressa melissa

Melissa's yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa melissa ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Northern little yellow-eared bat

Vampyressa thyone

The northern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa thyone ) is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia, the Guianas and western Brazil.