Platyrrhinus fossil map
Where fossils of Platyrrhinus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 0.129–0.0117 million years ago (Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
| Named by | Saussure 1860 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil |
| Rock formations | txn:66303 |
About Platyrrhinus
Platyrrhinus is a genus of leaf-nosed bats in the tribe Stenodermatini of family Phyllostomidae. Twenty-one species are known:
Alberico's broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus albericoi
Slender broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus angustirostris
Darien broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus aquilus
Eldorado broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus aurarius
Short-headed broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
Choco broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus chocoensis
Thomas's broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus dorsalis
Brown-bellied broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus fusciventris
Guianan broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus guianensis
Heller's broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus helleri
Incan broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus incarum
Buffy broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus infuscus
Platyrrhinus ismaeli
White-lined broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus
Quechua broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus masu
Matapalo broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus matapalensis
Geoffroy's rayed bat, Platyrrhinus nigellus
Western broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus nitelinea
Recife broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus recifinus
Shadowy broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus umbratus
Greater broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus vittatus
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Platyrrhinus (revision 1180107251), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q1848924.
