Puerto Rican long-nosed bat [SEP] parent taxon
Puerto Rican long-nosed bat
The Puerto Rican long-nosed bat, "Monophyllus plethodon frater", is known only from a skull fragment excavated in the large Cathedral Cave near Morovis, Puerto Rico, by Dr. H. E. Anthony prior to 1917. This species was never observed or documented live. Its extinction is attributed to hurricanes. A fossil fragment was cataloged in London.
Puerto Rican flower bat
The Puerto Rican flower bat ("Phyllonycteris major") is an extinct species of bat from the family Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats). It was endemic to Puerto Rico and is known only from subfossil skeletal material.
Sources.
- UNEP-WCMC Species Database
- Bucknell University - Wilson & Reeder's: Mammal Species of the World (Third edition)
- ZipCodeZoo.com