Phyllops

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Phyllops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Genus: Phyllops
Peters, 1865
Type species
Phyllops falcatus
(Gray, 1839)
Species

P. falcatus
P. silvai
P. vetus

Phyllops is a genus of bats that includes the Cuban fig-eating bat and two extinct species, both from Cuba as well. [1]

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References

  1. "Phyllops".