| Glyphonycteris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllostominae |
| Genus: | Glyphonycteris Thomas, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Glyphonycteris sylvestris Thomas, 1896 | |
Glyphonycteris is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. [1] It contains the following species:
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species and frugivores. For example, the spectral bat, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey, including small, dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to use food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats, and small vertebrates, and in the case of the vampire bats, even blood.
The tricolored big-eared bat is a bat species from South and Central America.
Micronycteris is a genus of leaf-nosed bats.
The genus Corynorhinus consists of the big-eared bats, or American long-eared bats. Only three species occur in the genus, all occurring in North America. Members of this group were previously in the genus Plecotus, the long-eared bats, and were also then called lump-nosed bats. Populations of these species are generally uncommon and declining. Two subspecies, the Virginia big-eared bat and the Ozark big-eared bat are federally endangered.
Rafinesque's big-eared bat, sometimes known as the southeastern big-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat native to the southeastern United States.
Behn's bat, Behn's big-eared bat, or Behn's graybeard bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae found in Brazil and Peru. It is known only from six specimens so it is considered rare. It feeds on insects and small fruits. It is threatened by cerrado habitat loss for agriculture.
Davies's big-eared bat or the graybeard bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is named after James (Jim) Noel Davies who discovered it whilst on an expedition in British Guiana, South America in 1963. This was the Cambridge University expedition to the rainforest reserve near Bartica in British Guiana. This species can weigh 30 grams and has a wingspan of up to 50cm. It is bigger than most micronycteris bats with a fierce disposition. A small frog was found in the stomach of a specimen, and the bat is strong-willed enough to chew its way out of a cloth bag.
Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats that include big-eared, spear-nosed, sword-nosed bats and relatives.
G. sylvestris may refer to:
Thomas's big-eared brown bat is a species of vesper bat found in South America.
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