''Platyrrhinus'' is a genus of
leaf-nosed bats
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 ...
in the tribe
Stenodermatini of family
Phyllostomidae. Twenty one species are known:
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Alberico's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus albericoi''
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Slender broad-nosed bat
The slender broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus angustirostris'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. As a phyllostomid bat, it is characterized by a narrow uropatagium which is fringed with hair; a white dorsal stripe; large inner upp ...
, ''Platyrrhinus angustirostris''
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Darien broad-nosed bat
Darien may refer to:
Places Central America
* Darién Gap, break in the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama
* Darién National Park
* Darién Province
* Gulf of Darién
* "... a peak in Darien", phrase in Keats's poem "On First Loo ...
, ''Platyrrhinus aquilus''
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Eldorado broad-nosed bat
The Eldorado broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus aurarius'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, northern Brazil, and southern Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Ven ...
, ''Platyrrhinus aurarius''
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Short-headed broad-nosed bat
The short-headed broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus brachycephalus'') is a bat species found in Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Re ...
, ''Platyrrhinus brachycephalus''
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Choco broad-nosed bat
The Choco broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus chocoensis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is native to Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, where it is found in the Choco region lowlands. It is threatened by habitat loss. In 2013, ...
, ''Platyrrhinus chocoensis''
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Thomas's broad-nosed bat
Thomas's broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus dorsalis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru
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, ''Platyrrhinus dorsalis''
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Brown-bellied broad-nosed bat
The brown-bellied broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus fusciventris'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. As a phyllostomid bat, it is characterized by a narrow uropatagium which is fringed with hair; a white dorsal stripe; large inner ...
, ''Platyrrhinus fusciventris''
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Guianan broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus guianensis''
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Heller's broad-nosed bat
Heller's broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus helleri'') 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 States t ...
, ''Platyrrhinus helleri''
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Incan broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus incarum''
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Buffy broad-nosed bat
The buffy broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus infuscus'') is a bat species found in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, o ...
, ''Platyrrhinus infuscus''
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Platyrrhinus ismaeli
''Platyrrhinus ismaeli'' is a species of bat found in South America.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 2005 by zoologist Paul Velazco. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split in Thomas's broad-nosed bat, ' ...
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White-lined broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus lineatus''
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Quechua broad-nosed bat
The Quechua broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus masu'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, ...
, ''Platyrrhinus masu''
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Matapalo broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus matapalensis''
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Geoffroy's rayed bat, ''Platyrrhinus nigellus''
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Western broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus nitelinea''
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Recife broad-nosed bat
The Recife broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus recifinus''), is a species of bat from South America. It is named for the city of Recife in Brazil, where it was first recorded by Oldfield Thomas in 1901.
Previously considered "Vulnerable", the Recife ...
, ''Platyrrhinus recifinus''
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Shadowy broad-nosed bat
The shadowy broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus umbratus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
References
Platyrrhinus
Mammals of Colombia
Mammals of Venezuela
Mammals described in 1902
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, ''Platyrrhinus umbratus''
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Greater broad-nosed bat
The greater broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus vittatus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
References
Platyrrhinus
Mammals of Colombia
Ma ...
, ''Platyrrhinus vittatus''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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