Phyllostomus

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Phyllostomus
Pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Subfamily:	Phyllostominae
Genus:	Phyllostomus Lacépède, 1799
Species
P. discolor P. elongatus P. hastatus P latifolius

Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat. It contains four described species.

Species[]

Genus Phyllostomus - spear-nosed bats

• Pale spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor
• Lesser spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus elongatus
• Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus
• Guianan spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus latifolius

References[]

• Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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