''Lonchophylla'' 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 ...
s in the family
Phyllostomidae.
List of species
Genus ''Lonchophylla''
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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''
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Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla cadenai''
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Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla chocoana''
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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''
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Arched nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla fornicata''
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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
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, ''Lonchophylla handleyi''
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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
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, ''Lonchophylla hesperia''
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Unexpected nectar bat
Unexpected may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Unexpected'' (2005 film), an Italian documentary directed by Domenico Distilo
* ''Unexpected'' (2015 film), an American film directed by Kris Swanberg
* ''The Unexpected'' (TV series), a 1950s TV ...
, ''Lonchophylla inexpectata''
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Goldman's nectar bat
Goldman's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla mordax'') is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transco ...
, ''Lonchophylla mordax''
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Orcés's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla orcesi''
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Eastern Cordilleran nectar bat
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
*China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai
*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
*Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991
*Eastern Air Li ...
, ''Lonchophylla orienticollina''
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Patton's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla pattoni''
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Peracchi's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla peracchii''
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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''
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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''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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