Choeroniscus
Genus of bats
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Choeroniscus (long-tailed bat) is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.[1]
| Choeroniscus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Glossophaginae |
| Genus: | Choeroniscus Thomas, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Choeronycteris minor Peters, 1868 | |
| Species | |
It contains the following species:
- Godman's long-tailed bat (Choeroniscus godmani)
- Lesser long-tongued bat (Choeroniscus minor)
- Greater long-tailed bat (Choeroniscus periosus)