Insular single leaf bat
The insular single leaf bat[1] or Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat[2] (Monophyllus plethodon) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.
| Insular single leaf bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Monophyllus |
| Species: | M. plethodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Monophyllus plethodon Miller, 1900 | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found on the Lesser Antilles, on Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]
Subspecies
The Puerto Rican long-nosed bat (M. p. prater) is an extinct subspecies of the insular single leaf bat from Puerto Rico.[3]
References
- Rodriguez Duran, A.; Davalos, L. (2018). "Monophyllus plethodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T13719A22112320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T13719A22112320.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Monophyllus plethodon — Lesser Antillean Long-tongued Bat". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ALLEN, Glover M. "Full text of "Extinct and vanishing mammals of the western hemisphere, with the marine species of all the oceans"". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
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