Monophyllus

Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats , is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. They are distributed on the Antilles.[1]

Monophyllus
Monophyllus redmani — Leach's single leaf bat, the type species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Monophyllus
Leach, 1821

Species

It contains the following species:[1][2][3]

  • 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
  1. "Monophyllus — Antillean Long-tongued Bats". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. "Monophyllus Leach, 1821". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. 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.


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