Phyllostomus
Genus of bats
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Pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Subfamily: | Phyllostominae |
Genus: | Phyllostomus Lacépède, 1799 |
Type species | |
Vespertilio hastatus Pallas, 1767 | |
Species | |
Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat.[1] It contains four described species.
Species
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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