Valdir Antonio Taddei

Valdir Antonio Taddei (1942–2004) was a Brazilian professor of mammalogy, known for his expertise in bats and works on chiropteran phylogenetics and mammalian systematics. He had a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) and a Graduation in Natural History from the Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho.

Species described by Valdir Antonio Taddei

• Chiroderma vizottoi
• Dekeyser's nectar bat
• Bokermann's nectar bat

Honors and awards

• Eptesicus taddeii, a species of bat, was named after Valdir to honor his contribution to the study of bats.

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