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Underwood's long tongued bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Hylonycteris underwoodi

Higher classification
  
Hylonycteris

Order
  
Bat

Family
  
Phyllostomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Hylonycteris Thomas, 1903

Similar
  
Commissaris's long‑tongued bat, Bat, Godman's long‑tailed bat, Gray short‑tailed bat, Salvin's big‑eyed 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.

References

Underwood's long-tongued bat Wikipedia