Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Phyllostomidae Scientific name Monophyllus frater | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera Genus Monophyllus Rank Species | |
Similar Puerto Rican nesophontes, Monophyllus, Nesophontes, Leaf‑nosed bat | ||
The Puerto Rican long-nosed bat, Monophyllus plethodon frater, is known only from a skull fragment excavated in the large Cathedral Cave near Morovis, Puerto Rico, by Dr. H. E. Anthony prior to 1917. This species was never observed or documented live. Its extinction is attributed to hurricanes. A fossil fragment was cataloged in London.
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