Patton's long-tongued bat (''Hsunycteris pattoni'') is a bat species from

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Ecuador, and Peru. It was originally described in the 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 ...

'', but was moved to ''

Hsunycteris ''Hsunycteris'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae and the only genus in the tribe Hsunycterini. List of species Genus ''Hsunycteris'' * Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Hsunycteris cadenai'' * Dashe's nectar bat, ''Hsunycteris dashe'' ...

'' when the latter was erected in 2014.

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Bats of South America Hsunycteris Mammals of Bolivia Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Ecuador Mammals of Peru Mammals described in 2006 {{leafnosed-bat-stub