Monophyllus
Genus of bats
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Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats, is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.[1] They are distributed on the Antilles.[2]
| Monophyllus | |
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| Monophyllus redmani — Leach's single leaf bat, the type species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Glossophaginae |
| Genus: | Monophyllus Leach, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821 | |
Species
It contains the following species:[2][3][1]
- Monophyllus plethodon Miller, 1900 — insular single leaf bat, Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat
- †Monophyllus plethodon frater Anthony, 1917 — Puerto Rican long-nosed bat
- Monophyllus plethodon luciae Miller, 1902
- Monophyllus plethodon plethodon Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821 — Leach's single leaf bat, Greater Antillean long-tongued bat
- Monophyllus redmani clinedaphus Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani portoricensis Miller, 1900
- Monophyllus redmani redmani Leach, 1821
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