Valdir Antonio Taddei

Valdir Antonio Taddei (c.1962–2004) 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

Honors and awards

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