''Glyphonycteris'' is a genus 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 capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
in the family
Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
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Behn's bat
Behn's bat, Behn's big-eared bat, or Behn's graybeard bat (''Glyphonycteris behnii'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae found in Brazil and Peru. It is known only from six specimens and is considered rare. It feeds on insects and ...
(''Glyphonycteris behnii'')
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Davies's big-eared bat
Davies's big-eared bat or the graybeard bat (''Glyphonycteris daviesi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is named after James (Jim) Noel Davies (B. 1936) who discovered it whilst on an expedition in British Guiana, South Ame ...
(''Glyphonycteris daviesi'')
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Tricolored big-eared bat
The tricolored big-eared bat (''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'') is a bat species from South and Central America.
Description
Individuals weigh and have forearm lengths of . The fur on its back is long, woolly, and dark brown. Individual hairs ar ...
(''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'')
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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