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Cubanycteris

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Extinct genus of bat

Cubanycteris
Temporal range: Late Quaternary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: †Cubanycteris
Species: †C. silvai
Binomial name
†Cubanycteris silvai
Mancina & Garcia-Rivera, 2005

Cubanycteris is an extinct genus of bat containing a single species, C. silvai.

Cubanycteris belongs to the subfamily Stenodermatinae. Fossil specimens were found in a cave in Cueva Geda, Pinar del Río, Cuba.

References

  1. "Cubanycteris". GBIF.
  2. Dávalos, Liliana M. (2020). Phyllostomid Bats: A Unique Mammalian Radiation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226696263.
  3. Mancina, Carlos A.; Garcia-Rivera, Lainet (2005). "New Genus and Species of Fossil Bat (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Cuba". Caribbean Journal of Science. 41 (1): 22–27.
Taxon identifiers
Cubanycteris


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