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Greater Ghost Bat

Diclidurus (Diclidurus) ingens Hernández-Camacho, 1955

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
Diclidurus (Diclidurus) ingens Hernández-Camacho, 1955
Name authority
Hernández-Camacho, 1955
Common name
Greater Ghost Bat
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Emballonuridae
Genus
Diclidurus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
  12. suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
  13. superfamilyEmballonuroidea Gervais, 1855
  14. familyEmballonuridae Gervais, 1855
  15. subfamilyEmballonurinae Gervais, 1855
  16. tribeDiclidurini Gray, 1866
  17. genusDiclidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
  18. subgenusDiclidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
  19. speciesDiclidurus (Diclidurus) ingens Hernández-Camacho, 1955

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diclidurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lesser Ghost BatDiclidurus (Depanycteris) scutatus Peters, 1869EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Northern Ghost BatDiclidurus (Diclidurus) albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 47 records assigned to Emballonuridae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631703 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:7T5XZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.