Brachyphylla
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Brachyphylla is a genus of bat
in the family Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
- Cuban Fruit-eating BatCuban Fruit-eating BatThe Cuban Fruit-eating Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands.-Source:...
(Brachyphylla nana) - Antillean Fruit-eating BatAntillean Fruit-eating BatThe Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is one of two leaf-nosed bat species belonging to the Brachyphylla genus. The species occurs in the Caribbean from Puerto Rico to St. Vincent and Barbados. Fossil specimens have also been recorded from New Providence, Bahamas.-Taxonomy:Three subspecies of...
(Brachyphylla cavernarum)