Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats
Family Phyllostomidae Gray, 1825 - New-World leaf-nosed bats
Subfamily Stenodermatinae Gervais, 1856
Tribe Stenodermatini Gervais, 1856
Subtribe Ectophyllina Baker, Solari, Cirranello & Simmons, 2016
Genus Platyrrhinus Saussure, 1860
Platyrrhinus chocoensis Alberico & Velasco, 1991