Phyllops vetus
Extinct species of bat
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Phyllops vetus is an extinct relative of the Cuban fig-eating bat.[1] Its remains have been found on Cuba and Isle of Pines.
| Phyllops vetus Temporal range: Late Quaternary | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Phyllops |
| Species: | †P. vetus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phyllops vetus (Anthony, 1917) | |
P. vetus was smaller than its living relative. Recent discoveries in Cuba suggest that it survived into the Late Quaternary, perhaps as recently as 2,000 years ago.[2]
