NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus helleri (Peters, 1866)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Platyrrhinus helleri (Peters, 1866)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1866)
- Common name
- Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Phyllostomidae
- Genus
- Platyrrhinus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyNoctilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyPhyllostomidae Gray, 1825
- subfamilyStenodermatinae Gervais, 1856
- tribeStenodermatini Gervais, 1856
- subtribeVampyressina Baker, Solari, Cirranello & Simmons, 2016
- genusPlatyrrhinus Saussure, 1860
- speciesPlatyrrhinus helleri (Peters, 1866)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Platyrrhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Short-headed Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus brachycephalus (Rouk & Carter, 1972) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buffy Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus infuscus (Peters, 1880) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-lined Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus lineatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shadowy Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus umbratus (Lyon, 1902) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ismael's Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus ismaeli Velazco, 2005 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Quechuan Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus masu Velazco, 2005 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Matapalo Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus matapalensis Velazco, 2005 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus nitelinea Velazco & Gardner, 2009 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thomas's Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus dorsalis (Thomas, 1900) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guianan Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus guianensis Velazco & Lim, 2014 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Recife Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus recifinus (Thomas, 1901) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Broad-nosed BatPlatyrrhinus vittatus (Peters, 1860) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Vampyrops helleri Peters, 1866 Peters, 1866 | synonym |
| Platyrrhinus helleri helleri (Peters, 1866) (Peters, 1866) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631880 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JY2K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.