NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Brachyphylla
  Subtribe - Brachyphyllina
  Tribe - Brachyphyllini
  Subfamily - Glossophaginae
  Family - Phyllostomidae
  Superfamily - Noctilionoidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Brachyphylla cavernarum cavernarum
      Subspecies - Brachyphylla cavernarum intermedia
      Subspecies - Brachyphylla cavernarum minor