Erophylla bombifrons
(G. S. Miller, 1899)
Brown Flower Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Noctilionoidea |
| Family | : Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily | : Glossophaginae |
| Tribe | : Brachyphyllini |
| Genus | : Erophylla |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1899-05-29. Two new glossophagine bats from the West Indies. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:33-37.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308107Original name as described
Phyllonycteris bombifrons
Type material
USNM:MAMM:86274
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a3ec591-82a8-47dc-8a84-a08acdf00c2dType locality
"limestone cave near Bayamón, Province of San Juan, Puerto Rico."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Haiti · Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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