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Underwood's long-tongued bat
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Underwood's long-tongued bat (Hylonycteris underwoodi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus Hylonycteris. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Hylonycteris underwoodi feed on nectar, pollen grains, agave and fruits.[2] This choice of food has allowed them to gain the ability of hovering flight, thereby evolving their body mass and size to compensate for the same.[3]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Hylonycteris Thomas, 1903 |
Species: | H. underwoodi |
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Hylonycteris underwoodi Thomas, 1903 | |
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