- and part of the
microbat suborder.
Members of this
family are
called phyllostomids or leaf-nosed bats. They are
found in
South America,
Central America...
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within the
order Chiroptera. Most
species are insectivorous, but the
phyllostomid bats
include within their number true
predatory species and frugivores...
- (2001). "Diet and the
evolution of
digestion and
renal function in
phyllostomid bats" (PDF). Zoology. 104 (1): 59–73. Bibcode:2001Zool..104...59S. doi:10...
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Uroderma is a
genus of
Central and
South American phyllostomid bats. Baker's tent-making bat,
Uroderma bakeri Tent-making bat,
Uroderma bilobatum Brown...
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Tonatia is a
small genus of
South and
Central American phyllostomid bats.
Greater round-eared bat,
Tonatia bidens Spix, 1823 Stripe-headed round-eared...
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common name. The ears are
spread far
apart and are
smaller than in
other phyllostomids. The
lower lip has a
distinctive V-shaped
groove and many warts. Both...
- nasal-emission
echolocation in bats, as seen in
forms like
megadermatids and
phyllostomids,
though it is not
clear if
Necromantis had a nose-leaf, too. Its powerful...
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Marcelo R (2011). "Evolutionary
patterns and
processes in the
radiation of
phyllostomid bats". BMC
Evolutionary Biology. 11: 137. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-137...
- The pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) is a
species of
phyllostomid bat from
South and
Central America. Pale spear-nosed bats are relatively...
-
World phyllostomid bats of
comparable size. The
dorsal hair is
about 12
millimetres (0.47 in) long,
which is
longer than that most of
phyllostomid species...
