Leach's single leaf bat

Leach's single leaf bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Monophyllus
Species: M. redmani
Binomial name
Monophyllus redmani
Leach, 1821

Leach's single leaf bat[1] or Greater Antillean long-tongued bat[2] (Monophyllus redmani) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in southern Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico. It forms large colonies, with up to a few hundred thousand individuals.[1] Average adult weight is 8.8 g (0.31 oz).[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rodriguez, A. & Mancina, C. (2008). "Monophyllus redmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Monophyllus redmani — Greater Antillean Long-tongued Bat". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2015.