''Chiroderma'' – big-eyed bats or white-lined bats – is a genus of
leaf-nosed bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order ...
found in
North America
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,
Central America
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, and
South America
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and the
Lesser Antilles
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.
Species
The following species were recognized ,
and a total of seven species to 2020
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Brazilian big-eyed bat
The Brazilian big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma doriae'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from South America. The scientific name honours Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.
Description
The Brazilian big-eyed bat is small, with a total length of , and ...
, ''Chiroderma doriae''
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Guadeloupe big-eyed bat
The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma improvisum'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Guadeloupe and Montserrat. It is threatened by habitat loss mostly because of Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed 90% of its pop ...
, ''Chiroderma improvisum''
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Salvin's big-eyed bat
Salvin's big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma salvini'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ) ...
, ''Chiroderma salvini''
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Mexican big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma scopaeum''
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Little big-eyed bat
The little big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma trinitatum'') is a bat species from South and Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to ...
, ''Chiroderma trinitatum''
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Gorgas's big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma gorgasi''
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Hairy big-eyed bat
The hairy big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma villosum'') is a bat species from South America, South and Central America.
References
Chiroderma
Bats of Central America
Bats of South America
Bats of Brazil
Mammals described in 1860
Taxa named by ...
, ''Chiroderma villosum''
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Vizotto's big-eyed bat
''Chiroderma vizottoi'' is a species of frugivorous bat found in the northeast of Brazil.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Valdir Antonio Taddei and B. K. Lim in a study published in 2010, identifying specimens previously deposited at a ...
''Chiroderma vizottoi'',
References
Further reading
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Bat genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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