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

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 ...

species from

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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 Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, and

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. 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.

References

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