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 Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 - yellow-eared bats
                 Subgenus Vampyressa Thomas, 1900
                   1 Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926
                   2 Vampyressa pusilla (Wagner, 1843) - little yellow-eared bat
                   3 Vampyressa thyone Thomas, 1909