Biology:Monophyllus

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Short description: Genus of bats

Monophyllus
MonophyllusRedmaniiFord.jpg
Monophyllus redmaniLeach's single leaf bat, the type species
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Monophyllus
Leach, 1821
Type species
Monophyllus redmani
Leach, 1821

Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats , is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.[1] They are distributed on the Antilles.[2]

Species

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

  • Monophyllus plethodon Miller, 1900insular single leaf bat, Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat
    • Monophyllus plethodon frater Anthony, 1917Puerto Rican long-nosed bat
    • Monophyllus plethodon luciae Miller, 1902
    • Monophyllus plethodon plethodon Miller, 1900
  • Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821Leach'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

Wikidata ☰ Q1572763 entry