Kalmar "genus" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji da ake amfani da su a cikin ilmin halitta, kuma "Phyllostomus" wata ƙayyadaddun halitta ce a cikin dangin Phyllostomidae na New World leaf-nosed jemagu. Don haka, ma'anar ƙamus na "Genus Phyllostomus" shine kawai rabe-raben haraji na ƙungiyar jemagu waɗanda ke cikin dangin Phyllostomidae da kuma halittar Phyllostomus.
