Rhinophylla
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Rhinophylla is a genus of South America
n bat
s in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species:
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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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,...
s in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species:
- Hairy Little Fruit BatHairy Little Fruit BatThe Hairy Little Fruit Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(Rhinophylla alethina) - Fischer's Little Fruit BatFischer's Little Fruit BatFischer's Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla fischerae, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela....
(Rhinophylla fischerae) - Dwarf Little Fruit BatDwarf Little Fruit BatThe Dwarf Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla pumilio, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, northeastern and Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
(Rhinophylla pumilio)