Glossophaginae Explained

Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.^[1]

List of species

Subfamily: Glossophaginae

• Tribe Glossophagini
  • Genus: Anoura - Geoffroy's long-nosed bats
    • Anoura aequatoris
    • Cadena's tailless bat, Anoura cadenai
    • Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifera
    • Handley's tailless bat, Anoura cultrata
    • Tube-lipped nectar bat, Anoura fistulata
    • Geoffroy's tailless bat, Anoura geoffroyi
    • Broad-toothed tailless bat, Anoura latidens
    • Luis Manuel's tailless bat, Anoura luismanueli
  • Genus: Choeroniscus
    • Godman's long-tailed bat, Choeroniscus godmani
    • Greater long-tailed bat, Choeroniscus periosus
    • Minor long-nosed long-tongued bat, Choeroniscus minor
  • Genus: Choeronycteris
    • Mexican long-tongued bat (hog-nosed bat), Choeronycteris mexicana
  • Genus: Dryadonycteris
    • Dryades bat, Dryadonycteris capixaba
  • Genus: Glossophaga
    • Commissaris's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga commissarisi
    • Gray long-tongued bat, Glossophaga leachii
    • Miller's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga longirostris
    • Western long-tongued bat, Glossophaga morenoi
    • Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina
  • Genus: Hylonycteris
    • Underwood's long-tongued bat, Hylonycteris underwoodi
  • Genus: Leptonycteris - Saussure's long-nosed bats
    • Southern long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris curasoae
    • Big long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris nivalis
    • Lesser long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
  • Genus: Lichonycteris
    • Dark long-tongued bat, Lichonycteris obscura
    • Pale brown long-nosed bat, Lichonycteris degener
  • Genus: Monophyllus
    • Insular single leaf bat, Monophyllus plethodon
    • Leach's single leaf bat, Monophyllus redmani
  • Genus: Musonycteris
    • Banana bat (Colima long-nosed bat), Musonycteris harrisoni
  • Genus: Scleronycteris
    • Ega long-tongued bat, Scleronycteris ega

Notes and References

1. Evaluation of the paraphyletic assemblages within Lonchophyllinae, with description of a new tribe and genus . Parlos . J. A. . R. M. . Timm . V. J. . Swier . H. . Zeballos . R. J. . Baker . 2014 . Occasional Papers . Museum of Texas Tech University . 320 . i + 1–23. 1808/12873.