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Phyllonycteris

Phyllonycteris is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species:Jamaican flower bat † Puerto Rican flower bat Cuban flower bat

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Phyllonycteris
An illustration of the holotype of Phyllonycteris aphylla, formerly Reithronycteris aphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Phyllonycteris
Gundlach, 1861
Type species
Phyllonycteris poeyi
Gundlach, 1861
Species

P. aphylla
P. poeyi

Phyllonycteris is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species: