Monophyllus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Monophyllus Higher classification Glossophagini Order Bat		Family Phyllostomidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Leach's single leaf bat, Insular single leaf bat

Monophyllus redmani tongue

Monophyllus, the Antillean long-tongued bats, is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. They are distributed on the Antilles.

It contains the following species:

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

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