''Phyllonycteris'' 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 ...
in the family
Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
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Jamaican flower bat
The Jamaican flower bat (''Phyllonycteris aphylla'') is a critically endangered species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described by American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. in 18 ...
(''Phyllonycteris aphylla'')
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Puerto Rican flower bat (''Phyllonycteris major'')
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Cuban flower bat (''Phyllonycteris poeyi'')
Bat genera
Taxa named by Juan Gundlach
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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