NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
Micronycteris (Micronycteris) giovanniae Baker & Fonseca, 2007
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
- Micronycteris (Micronycteris) giovanniae Baker & Fonseca, 2007
- Name authority
- Baker & Fonseca, 2007
- Common name
- Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Phyllostomidae
- Genus
- Micronycteris
- 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
- subfamilyMicronycterinae Van Den Bussche, 1992
- genusMicronycteris Gray, 1866
- subgenusMicronycteris Gray, 1866
- speciesMicronycteris (Micronycteris) giovanniae Baker & Fonseca, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micronycteris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Matses Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Micronycteris) matses Simmons, Voss & Fleck, 2002 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Micronycteris) megalotis (Gray, 1842) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brosset's Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Leuconycteris) brosseti Simmons & Voss, 1998 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hairy Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Xenoctenes) hirsuta (Peters, 1869) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Micronycteris) microtis Miller, 1898 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tiny Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Schizonycteris) minuta (Gervais, 1856) | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sanborn's Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Schizonycteris) sanborni Simmons, 1996 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schmidt's Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Leuconycteris) schmidtorum Sanborn, 1935 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yates's Big-eared BatMicronycteris (Schizonycteris) yatesi Siles & Brooks, 2013 | PhyllostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Fonseca, René M., Steven R. Hoofer, Calvin A. Porter, Chrissy A. Cline, Deirdre A. Parish, et al. (2007). Morphological and molecular variation within Little Big-eared Bats of the genus Micronycteris (Phyllostomidae: Micronycterinae) from San Lorenzo, Ecuador. The Quintessential Naturalist: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson. University of California Publications in Zoology, Vol. 134. 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:6RGWK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.