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Glossophaginae
Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats. List of species Subfamily: Glossophaginae * Tribe Glossophagini **Genus: '' Anoura'' - Geoffroy's long-nosed bats ***'' Anoura aequatoris'' *** Cadena's tailless bat, ''Anoura cadenai'' *** Tailed tailless bat, ''Anoura caudifera'' *** Handley's tailless bat, ''Anoura cultrata'' *** Tube-lipped nectar bat, ''Anoura fistulata'' ***Geoffroy's tailless bat, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' *** Broad-toothed tailless bat, ''Anoura latidens'' *** Luis Manuel's tailless bat, ''Anoura luismanueli'' **Genus: '' Choeroniscus'' *** Godman's long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus godmani'' *** Greater long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus periosus'' ***Minor long-nosed long-tongued bat, ''Choeroniscus minor'' **Genus: '' Choeronycteris'' *** Mexican long-tongued bat (hog-nosed bat), ''Choeronycteris mexicana'' **Genus: '' Dryadonycteris'' *** Dryades bat, ''Dryadonycteris capixaba'' **Genus: ''Glossophaga'' ***Commissaris's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga commissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaf-nosed Bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species and frugivores (subfamily Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). For example, the spectral bat (''Vampyrum spectrum''), the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey, including small, dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to use food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats, and small vertebrates, and in the case of the vampire bats, even blood. Both the scientific and common names derive from their often large, lance-shaped noses, greatly reduced in some of the nectar- and pollen-feeders. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat
The lesser long-tongued bat (''Choeroniscus minor''), also called the lesser long-tailed bat, is a bat species from South America. Description Relatively small among bats, members of this species have a total length of , a forearm around long, and weigh from ; females are slightly larger than males. The tail is long, with the first half being embedded within the uropatagium, which is also partially supported by well developed calcars. The body is covered with thick hair that is dark brown to almost black in colour. As the common name for the species suggests, the muzzle is slender and elongated, although not unusually so among glossophagine bats, and is tipped with a triangular nose-leaf. The ears are rounded, with curved folds along either edge, and a large tragus. The tongue is remarkably long, and can be extended even when the bat's jaws are closed, because of a wide gap between the front teeth, reaching up to 50% of the animal's entire body length. The tip of the tongue b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platalina
The long-snouted bat (''Platalina genovensium'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Platalina''. It is endemic to northern Peru and northern Chile. It feeds almost exclusively on the nectar and fruit of the columnar cactus. The species is rare, but has a wide distribution with at least 25 populations, and is listed as near-threatened due to habitat loss causing the removal of their primary food source. Description Captured long-snouted bats range in length from 7.2 to 8.9 cm with a tail length of 0.5 to 1.1 cm and forearm length of 12.8 to 26.5 cm. Weights range from 12.8 to 26.5 g with the upper weight range including a pregnant female. More typical measurements are total length around 81 mm, wing extension of 341 mm, and weights of 19.5 to 19.9 grams. Wing area is the largest of any known glossophagine with wing loading the lowest. This may be due to the high altitude. It is the largest bat wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musonycteris
The banana bat (''Musonycteris harrisoni'') is an endangered species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is also commonly known as the trumpet-nosed bat or the Colima long-nosed bat. Description ''M. harrisoni'' is a medium-sized bat ( 12.6g males, 10.9g females) with an extremely long rostrum, small rounded ears, and a short tail. Due to the size of the rostrum this bat also has a long skull. The rostrum makes up approximately half the length of the skull. The common coloring of this bat is grayish brown. The base of each individual hair is white with a brown tip. Distribution and habitat This species was first discovered in a banana grove. (Gardner, 1977) ''Musonycteris harrisoni'' is endemic to Mexico. The main distribution within Mexico is in the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero. This bat is one of the phyllostomid bats with the smallest range, covering only approximately 20,000 km2. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylonycteris
Underwood's long-tongued bat (''Hylonycteris underwoodi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Hylonycteris''. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Hylonycteris underwoodi feed on nectar, pollen grains, agave and fruits. This choice of food has allowed them to gain the ability of hovering flight, thereby evolving their body mass and size to compensate for the same. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1903 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype was collected by Cecil F. Underwood, who is the eponym for the species name In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... "''underwoodi''". References Phyllostomidae Bats of Central America Bats of Mexico Mammals desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoura
''Anoura'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America. ''Anoura'' members lack or have a short tail, and are nectarivorous bats of small to medium size among the Phyllostomidae. Etymology The genus ''Anoura'' was described in 1838 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. The type species for the genus was the Geoffroy's tailless bat, ''Anoura geoffroyi''. The etymology of the genus name ''Anoura'' corresponds to the two ancient greek words (), expressing the "absence" (this prefix is an alpha privative), and (), meaning "animal tail". It refers to the tailless character of these bats. Note that ''Anoura'', the bat genus, should not be confused with neither ' Anura', an order of amphibians, nor ' Anoures', the original spelling of this order. Description ''Anoura'' species are small, with head and body lengths ranging from . Forearm lengths for the genus are . They either totally lack tails or have very short tails of . They have elongated snouts, as is seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godman's Long-tailed Bat
Godman's long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus godmani'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... References Choeroniscus Mammals of Colombia Mammals described in 1903 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Central America Bats of South America {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailed Tailless Bat
The tailed tailless bat (''Anoura caudifer'') is a species of leaf-nosed bat from South America. Taxonomy The scientific name of this species is variously given as either ''A. caudifer'' or ''A. caudifera'', with scientists having argued for both names on the basis of Latin grammar and of the ICZN rules on the naming of species. When Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire first described the bat in 1818, he used the species name "''caudifer''", and this is the name currently preferred by such influential sources as the International Union for Conservation of Nature and ''Mammal Species of the World''. The common name of the bat is typically given as the "tailed tailless bat". This is because the species belongs to the genus ''Anoura'', commonly called the "tailless bats", yet it possesses a tail. However, the name is arguably somewhat misleading, since only three of the other seven species of "tailless bats" genuinely lack a tail. Of the remaining four, however, three have tails that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
