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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 ...

List of species

Subfamily: Glossophaginae * Tribe Glossophagini **Genus: ''

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 ...

'' - Geoffroy's long-nosed bats ***'' Anoura aequatoris'' ***

Cadena's tailless bat Cadena's tailless bat (''Anoura cadenai'') is a species of bat native to Colombia. In 2006 it was described as a separate species from the tailed tailless bat species complex. Taxonomy and etymology Cadena's tailless bat was species description, ...

, ''Anoura cadenai'' ***

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 bot ...

, ''Anoura caudifera'' *** Handley's tailless bat, ''Anoura cultrata'' *** Tube-lipped nectar bat, ''Anoura fistulata'' ***

Geoffroy's tailless bat Geoffroy's tailless bat (''Anoura geoffroyi'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics. Description Geoffroy's tailless bat is a medium-sized bat, measuring around in total length and weighing . It has dark to dull brown fur o ...

, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' *** Broad-toothed tailless bat, ''Anoura latidens'' *** Luis Manuel's tailless bat, ''Anoura luismanueli'' **Genus: ''

Choeroniscus ''Choeroniscus'' (long-tailed bat) is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species: * Godman's long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus godmani'') * Greater long-tailed bat The greater long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus ...

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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 (; ...

, ''Choeroniscus godmani'' ***

Greater long-tailed bat The greater long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus periosus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republi ...

, ''Choeroniscus periosus'' ***

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, ...

, ''Choeroniscus minor'' **Genus: ''

Choeronycteris The Mexican long-tongued bat (''Choeronycteris mexicana'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Choeronycteris''. The species is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the U ...

'' *** Mexican long-tongued bat (hog-nosed bat), ''Choeronycteris mexicana'' **Genus: '' Dryadonycteris'' *** Dryades bat, ''Dryadonycteris capixaba'' **Genus: ''

Glossophaga ''Glossophaga'' (long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics. Species *''G. antillarum'' (Rehn, 1902): Jamaican long-tongued bat, Jamaica. *''G ...

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Commissaris's long-tongued bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga commissarisi'') is a bat species from South and Central America. Description The bat's length ranges from 43 to 65 mm, has a wingspan of 32 to 42 mm, and weighs on average 9.3 to 9.5 grams ...

, ''Glossophaga commissarisi'' ***

Gray long-tongued bat The gray long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga leachii'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua ( ...

, ''Glossophaga leachii'' *** Miller's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga longirostris'' ***

Western long-tongued bat The western long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga morenoi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to southern Mexico, from Chiapas in the southeast to Tlaxcala Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, Tlaxcallān ), officially the Fr ...

, ''Glossophaga morenoi'' ***

Pallas's long-tongued bat Pallas's long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga soricina'') is a South and Central American bat with a fast metabolism that feeds on nectar. Metabolism It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds. Althou ...

, ''Glossophaga soricina'' **Genus: ''

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 ...

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Underwood's long-tongued bat 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. Hylonycteri ...

, ''Hylonycteris underwoodi'' **Genus: '' Leptonycteris'' - Saussure's long-nosed bats *** Southern long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris curasoae'' *** Big long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris nivalis'' *** Lesser long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris yerbabuenae'' **Genus: ''

Lichonycteris ''Lichonycteris'' (Little long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Its members are native to South America. Species *''L. degener'' (Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Miller, 1931): Pale brown long-nosed bat *''L. obscura'' (Old ...

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Dark long-tongued bat The dark long-tongued bat (''Lichonycteris obscura'') is a species of bat from South America, South and Central America. It was formerly considered monotypic taxon, the only species within the genus ''Lichonycteris,'' but is now recognized as on ...

, ''Lichonycteris obscura'' *** Pale brown long-nosed bat, ''Lichonycteris degener'' **Genus: '' Monophyllus'' ***

Insular single leaf bat The insular single leaf bat or Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat (''Monophyllus plethodon'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found on the Lesser Antilles, on Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, M ...

, ''Monophyllus plethodon'' ***

Leach's single leaf bat Leach's single leaf bat (''Monophyllus redmani''), also known as Greater Antillean long-tongued bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the southern Bahamas and in all the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ...

, ''Monophyllus redmani'' **Genus: ''

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 ( 1 ...

'' *** Banana bat (Colima long-nosed bat), ''Musonycteris harrisoni'' **Genus: '' Scleronycteris'' ***

Ega long-tongued bat The Ega long-tongued bat (''Scleronycteris ega'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate ...

, ''Scleronycteris ega'' * Tribe Lonchophyllini **Genus: ''

Lionycteris The chestnut long-tongued bat (''Lionycteris spurrelli'') is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United Sta ...

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Chestnut long-tongued bat The chestnut long-tongued bat (''Lionycteris spurrelli'') is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United St ...

, ''Lionycteris spurrelli'' **Genus: ''

Lonchophylla ''Lonchophylla'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. List of species Genus ''Lonchophylla'' * Bokermann's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla bokermanni'' * Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla cadenai'' * Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''L ...

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Bokermann's nectar bat Bokermann's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla bokermanni'') is a bat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. It feeds on nectar, and is listed as an endangered species. Etymology This species was discovered by Ivan Sazima and Marlies Sazima ...

, ''Lonchophylla bokermanni'' *** Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla cadenai'' *** Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla chocoana'' ***'' Lonchophylla concava'' ***

Dekeyser's nectar bat Dekeyser's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla dekeyseri'') is a bat species found in Brazil and Bolivia.Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America. Volume 1, pp. 224 ...

, ''Lonchophylla dekeyseri'' *** Arched nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla fornicata'' ***

Handley's nectar bat Handley's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla handleyi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Per� ...

, ''Lonchophylla handleyi'' ***

Western nectar bat The western nectar bat (''Lonchophylla hesperia'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , ...

, ''Lonchophylla hesperia'' *** Godman's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla mordax'' *** Orcés’s long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla orcesi'' ***''

Lonchophylla orienticollina ''Lonchophylla orienticollina'' is a species of bat found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Taxonomy ''L. orienticollina'' was species description, described as a new species in 2008 by Dávalos and Corthals. The holotype had been collected in ...

'' *** Patton's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla pattoni'' ***

Orange nectar bat The orange nectar bat (''Lonchophylla robusta'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Orange nectar bats in Costa Rica were observed utilising a ...

, ''Lonchophylla robusta'' ***

Thomas's nectar bat Thomas's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla thomasi'') is a bat species from South and Central America. Thomas's nectar bat pollinates the vine ''Marcgravia ''Marcgravia'' is a genus of plants in the Marcgraviaceae family commonly eaten by the dwarf l ...

, ''Lonchophylla thomasi'' **Genus: ''

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 nect ...

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Long-snouted bat 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 nect ...

, ''Platalina genovensium'' **Genus: ''

Xeronycteris Vieira's long-tongued bat (''Xeronycteris vieirai'') is a species of bat from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield. It is the only species in the genus ''Xeronycteris''. References Phyllostomidae Bats of Braz ...

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Vieira's long-tongued bat Vieira's long-tongued bat (''Xeronycteris vieirai'') is a species of 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 capab ...

, ''Xeronycteris vieirai''

References

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