Cubanycteris
Extinct genus of bat
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Cubanycteris is an extinct genus of bat containing a single species, C. silvai.
| Cubanycteris Temporal range: Late Quaternary | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | †Cubanycteris |
| Species: | †C. silvai |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cubanycteris silvai Mancina & Garcia-Rivera, 2005[1] | |
Cubanycteris belongs to the subfamily Stenodermatinae. Fossil specimens were found in a cave in Cueva Geda, Pinar del Río, Cuba.[2][3]
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