Monophyllus
| Monophyllus | |
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| Monophyllus redmani — Leach's single leaf bat, the type species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Glossophaginae |
| Genus: | Monophyllus Leach, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821 | |
Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats, is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.[1] They are distributed on the Antilles.[2]
Species
[edit]It contains the following species:[2][3][1]
- Monophyllus plethodon Miller, 1900 — insular single leaf bat, Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat
- †Monophyllus plethodon frater Anthony, 1917 — Puerto Rican long-nosed bat
- Monophyllus plethodon luciae Miller, 1902
- Monophyllus plethodon plethodon Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821 — Leach's single leaf bat, Greater Antillean long-tongued bat
- Monophyllus redmani clinedaphus Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani portoricensis Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani redmani Leach, 1821
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 "Monophyllus — Antillean Long-tongued Bats". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Monophyllus Leach, 1821". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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