''Lonchophylla'' is a genus of
bat
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
s in the family
Phyllostomidae.
List of species
Genus ''Lonchophylla''
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Bokermann's nectar bat
Bokermann's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla bokermanni'') is a bat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. It feeds on nectar, and is listed as an endangered species.
Etymology
This species was discovered by Ivan Sazima and Marlies Sazima ...
, ''Lonchophylla bokermanni''
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Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla chocoana''
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Dekeyser's nectar bat
Dekeyser's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla dekeyseri'') is a bat species found in Brazil and Bolivia.Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America. Volume 1, pp. 224- ...
, ''Lonchophylla dekeyseri''
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Arched nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla fornicata''
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Handley's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla handleyi''
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Western nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla hesperia''
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Unexpected nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla inexpectata''
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Goldman's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla mordax''
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Orcés's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla orcesi''
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Eastern Cordilleran nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla orienticollina''
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Peracchi's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla peracchii''
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Orange nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla robusta''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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