Americanycteris
Extinct genus of bats
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Americanycteris is an extinct genus of phyllostomid bat that lived during the Early Miocene.
| Americanycteris Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | †Americanycteris |
| Species: | †A. cyrtodon |
| Binomial name | |
| †Americanycteris cyrtodon Morgan et. al., 2023 | |
Distribution
A. cyrtodon is known from Panama, being a member of the Arikareean Lirio Norte Local Fauna and the Hemingfordian Centenario Fauna.[1]