Valdir Antonio Taddei (c.1962–2004) was a Brazilian professor of mammalogy, known for his expertise in bats and works on
chiropteran phylogenetics and mammalian
systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: cladograms, phylogenetic tre ...
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He had a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) and a Graduation in Natural History from the
Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho.
Species described by Valdir Antonio Taddei
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Chiroderma vizottoi
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Dekeyser's nectar bat
Dekeyser's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla dekeyseri'') is a bat species found in Brazil and Bolivia.Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America. Volume 1, pp. 224 ...
Honors and awards
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Eptesicus taddeii
Taddei's serotine (''Eptesicus taddeii'') is a species of medium-sized bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is restricted to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.
The bat has a total length of up to and is most similar to ''Epte ...
,'' a species of bat, was named after Valdir to honor his contribution to the study of bats.
References
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1960 births
2004 deaths
20th-century Brazilian zoologists