Monophyllus Explained

Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats, is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. They are distributed on the Antilles.^[1]

Species

It contains the following species:^[1]

• Monophyllus plethodon Miller, 1900 — insular single leaf bat, Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat
  • †Monophyllus plethodon frater Anthony, 1917 — Puerto Rican long-nosed bat
  • Monophyllus plethodon luciae Miller, 1902
  • Monophyllus plethodon plethodon Miller, 1900
• Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821 — Leach's single leaf bat, Greater Antillean long-tongued bat
  • Monophyllus redmani clinedaphus Miller, 1900
  • Monophyllus redmani portoricensis Miller, 1900
  • Monophyllus redmani redmani Leach, 1821

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Monophyllus — Antillean Long-tongued Bats . Encyclopedia of Life . 19 March 2015.