Subfamily Desmodontinae Bonaparte 1845 (leaf-nosed bat)
PaleoDB taxon number: 159136
Alternative spelling: Desmodontidae
Parent taxon: Phyllostomidae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Brachyphylla, Carolliinae, Erophylla, Glossophaginae, Lophostoma, Macrotus, Micronycteris, Phyllonycteris, Phyllostominae, Stenodermatinae, Trachops, Notonycteris, Phyllostomatinae, Lonchophylla
Subtaxa: Desmodus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore