Lesser spear-nosed bat

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Lesser spear-nosed bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Phyllostomus
Species:
P. elongatus
Binomial name
Phyllostomus elongatus
Geoffroy, 1810
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The lesser spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus elongatus) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

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References

  1. Solari, S. (2015). "Phyllostomus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T17217A22135836. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T17217A22135836.en . Retrieved 17 March 2022.