Glyphonycteris
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Glyphonycteris is a genus of bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...

 in the family Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
  • Behn's Bat
    Behn's Bat
    Behn's Bat or Behn's Big-eared Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss....

     (Glyphonycteris behnii)
  • Davies's Big-eared Bat
    Davies's Big-eared Bat
    Davies's Big-eared Bat or the Graybeard Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.-Source:* Ochoa, J. & Velazco, P. 2008. . Downloaded...

     (Glyphonycteris daviesi)
  • Tricolored Big-eared Bat
    Tricolored Big-eared Bat
    The Tricolored Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Zortea, M., Sampaio, E., Lim, B., Peters, S. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2008. . Downloaded on 04 March 2009.*...

    (Glyphonycteris sylvestris)
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