Phyllostomidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Chiroptera, class Mammalia. The family contains 34 accepted species worldwide.
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Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843
Macrotus waterhousii, or Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, is a big-eared Phyllostomi…
Platyrrhinus lineatus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Platyrrhinus lineatus, the white-lined broad-nosed bat, is a bat species found a…
Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821
Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat, is a medium-sized bat found from M…
Chrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)
Chrotopterus auritus, the big-eared woolly bat, is a large predatory Neotropical…
Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838
Anoura geoffroyi, Geoffroy's tailless bat, is a medium-sized nectar-feeding bat …
Carollia brevicaudum (Schinz, 1821)
The silky short-tailed bat is a Neotropical fruit-eating bat that acts as an imp…
Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823)
Artibeus planirostris, the flat-faced fruit-eating bat, is a moderately sized So…
Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766)
Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) is a nectar-feeding bat from So…
Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767)
Phyllostomus hastatus, the greater spear-nosed bat, is a large omnivorous Phyllo…
Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis, the pygmy fruit-eating bat, is a small nocturnal fru…
Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823)
Trachops cirrhosus, the fringe-lipped bat, is a medium omnivorous neotropical ba…
Uroderma bilobatum Peters, 1866
Uroderma bilobatum is a medium-sized striped frugivorous bat found from Mexico t…
Phyllostomidae animals belong to the Chiroptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Distinctive features of the Jamaican fruit bat, which are also shared with some of its close relatives, include the absence of an external tail and a minimal, U-shaped interfemoral membrane. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Phyllostomidae is classified in the order Chiroptera, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata. The face features two distinct, symmetrical pairs of white stripes: one pair extends across the head, between and behind the ears, while the other pair sits just below each eye.
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