| Puerto Rican flower bat Temporal range: Quaternary | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonycteris |
| Species: | †P. major |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phyllonycteris major Anthony, 1917 | |
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