Fig. 1

Order-level changes in mammals are reflected in closely related bat species. Cranial diversity in eutherian mammals (left) is mirrored in phyllostomid evolution (right). Variation in morphology is represented by the shrew Cryptotis parva (UTEP 1345) and Macrotus waterhousii (CMNA 13450), by carnivores Canis lupus (TMM 1709) and Vampyrum spectrum (RMNH 15914), by the long-faced whale-ancestor Pakicetus inachus (NHML) and long-faced nectar bat Platalina genovensium (CEBIOMAS 224), and by the short-faced primate Macaque mullata (DKY 0209) and short-faced fruit bat Ametrida centurio (UMMZ 53108). The simplified eutherian phylogeny is based on [70] and display members of the Orders Eulipotyphla, Carnivora, Artiodactyla, and Primate. The simplified phyllostomid phylogeny is based on [15]. All images are under a Creative Commons license. CEBIOMAS:  Centro de Biotecnologia da Mata Atlântica; CMNA: Colección Nacional de Mamíferos; DKY: Dokkyo Medical University; NHML: Natural History Museum, London; RMNH: Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie; TMM: University of Texas; UMMZ: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology; UTEP: The University of Texas at El Paso