Vieira's long-tongued bat (''Xeronycteris vieirai'') is a species 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 ...
from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield.
It is the only species in the genus ''Xeronycteris''.
References
Phyllostomidae
Bats of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Mammals described in 2005
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