Glossophaginae
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Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bat
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Leaf-nosed bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats are found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera...
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List of species
Subfamily: Glossophaginae- Tribe Glossophagini
- Genus: AnouraAnouraAnoura is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America.-Species:*Anoura aequatoris*Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai*Anoura canishina*Tailed Tailless Bat, Anoura caudifer*Handley's Tailless Bat, Anoura cultrata...
- Geoffroy's Long-nosed Bats- Anoura aequatoris
- Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai
- Tailed Tailless BatTailed Tailless BatThe tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer, is a species of leaf-nosed bat from South America.-Name:The scientific name of this species is variously given as either A. caudifer or A. caudifera, with scientists having argued for both names on the basis of Latin grammar and of the ICZN rules on the...
, Anoura caudifera - Handley's Tailless BatHandley's Tailless BatHandley's Tailless Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Anoura cultrata - Tube-lipped Nectar BatTube-lipped Nectar BatThe Tube-lipped Nectar Bat is a bat from Ecuador which was first described in 2005. The species name fistulata is derived from the Latin word 'fistula', meaning 'tube'. It refers to the bat's lower lip which extends 3.3-4.8mm beyond the upper lip and is rolled into a funnel shape. The exact...
, Anoura fistulata - Geoffroy's Tailless BatGeoffroy's Tailless BatGeoffroy's Tailless Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from central Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.-Habitat:...
, Anoura geoffroyi - Broad-toothed Tailless BatBroad-toothed Tailless BatThe Broad-toothed Tailless Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela....
, Anoura latidens - Luis Manuel's Tailless Bat, Anoura luismanueli
- Genus: ChoeroniscusChoeroniscusChoeroniscus is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Godman's Long-tailed Bat * Greater Long-tailed Bat...
- Godman's Long-tailed BatGodman's Long-tailed BatGodman's Long-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Venezuela.-Source:...
, Choeroniscus godmani - Greater Long-tailed BatGreater Long-tailed BatThe Greater Long-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Choeroniscus periosus - Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued BatMinor Long-nosed Long-tongued BatThe Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat, Choeroniscus minor, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Trinidad....
, Choeroniscus minor
- Godman's Long-tailed Bat
- Genus: Choeronycteris
- Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Hog-nosed Bat)Mexican Long-tongued BatThe Mexican Long-tongued Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Choeronycteris. The species is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.Mexican long-tongued bats feed on nectar and pollen from agaves and other plants...
, Choeronycteris mexicana
- Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Hog-nosed Bat)
- Genus: GlossophagaGlossophagaGlossophaga is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics.-Species:*G. commissarisi : Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Central and South America...
- Commissaris's Long-tongued BatCommissaris's Long-tongued BatCommissaris's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga commissarisi, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
, Glossophaga commissarisi - Gray Long-tongued BatGray Long-tongued BatThe Gray Long-tongued Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.-References:...
, Glossophaga leachii - Miller's Long-tongued BatMiller's Long-tongued BatMiller's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga longirostris, is a bat species from northern South America, and the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is found in northern Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, the Netherlands Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands....
, Glossophaga longirostris - Western Long-tongued BatWestern Long-tongued BatThe Western Long-tongued Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:...
, Glossophaga morenoi - Pallas's Long-tongued BatPallas's Long-tongued BatPallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina, is a South and Central American bat. It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds...
, Glossophaga soricina
- Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat
- Genus: Hylonycteris
- Underwood's Long-tongued BatUnderwood's Long-tongued BatUnderwood's Long-tongued Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hylonycteris. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.-References:...
, Hylonycteris underwoodi
- Underwood's Long-tongued Bat
- Genus: Leptonycteris - Saussure's Long-nosed Bats
- Southern Long-nosed BatSouthern Long-nosed BatThe Southern Long-nosed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Aruba, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Netherlands Antilles. Its roosts in caves and mines, but only breeds in specific caves on islands....
, Leptonycteris curasoae - Big Long-nosed Bat or Mexican Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris nivalis
- Lesser Long-nosed Bat or Mexican Long-nosed BatLesser Long-nosed BatThe Lesser Long-nosed Bat is a medium-sized bat found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the United States...
, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
- Southern Long-nosed Bat
- Genus: Lichonycteris
- Dark Long-tongued BatDark Long-tongued BatThe Dark Long-tongued Bat, Lichonycteris obscura, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
, Lichonycteris obscura
- Dark Long-tongued Bat
- Genus: MonophyllusMonophyllusMonophyllus is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Insular Single Leaf Bat * Leach's Single Leaf Bat...
- Insular Single Leaf BatInsular Single Leaf BatThe Insular Single Leaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30...
, Monophyllus plethodon - Leach's Single Leaf BatLeach's Single Leaf BatThe Leach's Single Leaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.-References:...
, Monophyllus redmani
- Insular Single Leaf Bat
- Genus: Musonycteris
- Banana Bat (Colima Long-nosed Bat)Banana BatThe Banana Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Musonycteris. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on...
, Musonycteris harrisoni
- Banana Bat (Colima Long-nosed Bat)
- Genus: Scleronycteris
- Ega Long-tongued BatEga Long-tongued BatThe Ega Long-tongued Bat, Scleronycteris ega, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northwestern Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is monotypic within its genus....
, Scleronycteris ega
- Ega Long-tongued Bat
- Genus: Anoura
- Tribe Lonchophyllini
- Genus: Lionycteris
- Chestnut Long-tongued BatChestnut Long-tongued BatThe Chestnut Long-tongued Bat, Lionycteris spurrelli, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
, Lionycteris spurrelli
- Chestnut Long-tongued Bat
- Genus: LonchophyllaLonchophyllaLonchophylla 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...
- Bokermann's Nectar BatBokermann's Nectar BatBokermann's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla bokermanni, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.-External links:* - Relevant Scientific Papers and Pictures....
, Lonchophylla bokermanni - Cadena's Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla cadenai
- Chocoan Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla chocoana
- Lonchophylla concava
- Dekeyser's Nectar BatDekeyser's Nectar BatDekeyser's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla dekeyseri, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil....
, Lonchophylla dekeyseri - Arched Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla fornicata
- Handley's Nectar BatHandley's Nectar BatHandley's Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Lonchophylla handleyi - Western Nectar BatWestern Nectar BatThe Western Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Lonchophylla hesperia - Godman's Nectar BatGodman's Nectar BatGodman's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla mordax, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama....
, Lonchophylla mordax - Orcés’s Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla orcesi
- Lonchophylla orienticollina
- Patton's Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla pattoni
- Orange Nectar BatOrange Nectar BatThe Orange Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...
, Lonchophylla robusta - Thomas's Nectar BatThomas's Nectar BatThomas's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla thomasi, is a bat species from South and Central America....
, Lonchophylla thomasi
- Bokermann's Nectar Bat
- Genus: Platalina
- Long-snouted BatLong-snouted BatThe Long-snouted Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Platalina. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Platalina genovensium
- Long-snouted Bat
- Genus: XeronycterisXeronycterisXeronycteris vieirai is a species of bat from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield....
- Vieira's Long-tongued Bat, Xeronycteris vieirai
- Genus: Lionycteris