''Rhinophylla'' is a genus of
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
n
bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". 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 bi ...
s in the family
Phyllostomidae containing these species:
*
Hairy little fruit bat, ''R. alethina''
*
Fischer's little fruit bat, ''R. fischerae''
*
Dwarf little fruit bat, ''R. pumilio''
References
Phyllostomidae
Bat genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{leafnosed-bat-stub