Underwood's long-tongued bat
Underwood's long-tongued bat (Hylonycteris underwoodi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hylonycteris. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Hylonycteris Thomas, 1903 |
| Species: | H. underwoodi |
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| Hylonycteris underwoodi Thomas, 1903 | |
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Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1903 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected by Cecil F. Underwood, who is the eponym for the species name "underwoodi".[2]
References
- Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2016). "Hylonycteris underwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10598A22036808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10598A22036808.en.
- Thomas, O. (1903). "XXXV.—Two new Glossophagine bats from central America". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 7. 11 (63): 286–288. doi:10.1080/00222930308678766.
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