Phyllostomid BatsWith more than two hundred species distributed from California through Texas and across most of mainland Mexico, Central and South America, and islands in the Caribbean Sea, the Phyllostomidae bat family (American leaf nosed bats) is one of the worlds most diverse mammalian families. From an insectivorous ancestor, species living today, over about 30 million years, have evolved a hyper diverse range of diets, from blood or small vertebrates, to