Insular single leaf bat
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The insular single leaf bat[1] or Lesser Antillean long-tongued bat[2] (Monophyllus plethodon) is a species of leaf-nosed bat. It is found on the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean Sea.
Taxonomy
The insular single leaf bat was described as a new species in 1900 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The holotype had been collected by P. McDonough in Saint Michael, Barbados.[3]
Three subspecies are recognized: M. p. plethodon, M. p. luciae, and M. p. prater,[4] with the Puerto Rican long-nosed bat (M. p. prater) extinct.[5]
Description
It is a large member of the genus Monophyllus. It can be distinguished from similar species by its crowded upper premolars. The forearm is Template:Cvt long; the total body length is Template:Cvt; and the tail is Template:Cvt long. It weighs about Template:Cvt. The dental formula is Template:DentalFormula for a total of 34 teeth.[4]
Range and habitat
The insular single leaf bat is distributed widely throughout the Lesser Antilles, occurring in Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Bermuda; the Caribbean Netherlands; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It utilizes a variety of habitats including forests and agricultural landscapes at elevation os Template:Cvt above sea level.[1]
References
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- Monophyllus
- Mammals described in 1900
- Mammals of Anguilla
- Mammals of Antigua and Barbuda
- Mammals of Barbados
- Mammals of Dominica
- Mammals of Guadeloupe
- Mammals of Martinique
- Mammals of Montserrat
- Mammals of Saint Lucia
- Mammals of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Bats of the Caribbean
- Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.
- Fauna of Bermuda
- Fauna of Saint Barthélemy
- Mammals of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Vertebrates of Bonaire
- Fauna of Sint Eustatius
- Fauna of Saba (island)