Phyllostomus
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| Phyllostomus | |
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| Pale spear-nosed bats | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Phyllostomus Lacépède, 1799 |
| Species | |
Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat. It contains four described species.
[edit] Species
Genus Phyllostomus - Spear-nosed Bats
- Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor
- Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus elongatus
- Greater Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus hastatus
- Guianan Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus latifolius
[edit] References
- Simmons, Nancy B. (16 November 2005). "Order Chiroptera (pp. 312-529)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13801271.
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