''Phyllostomus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
leaf-nosed bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats (order Chiroptera) found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. Both the scientific and common names derive from ...
.
It contains four described species.
Species
Genus ''Phyllostomus'' - spear-nosed bats
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Pale spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus discolor''
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Lesser spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus elongatus''
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Greater spear-nosed bat
The greater spear-nosed bat (''Phyllostomus hastatus'') is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region and is omnivorous.
Habitat
''Phyllostomus hastatus'' lives in t ...
, ''Phyllostomus hastatus''
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Guianan spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus latifolius''
References
Phyllostomidae
Bat genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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