Brachyphylla

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Brachyphyllinae
Genus: Brachyphylla
Species: B. cavernarum - B. nana

Name

Brachyphylla Gray, 1833

Type Species: Brachyphylla cavernarum Gray, 1834

References

* Gray. 1833. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833: 122.

Vernacular names
English: Antillean Fruit-eating Bats.

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Brachyphylla is a genus of bat in the Phyllostomidae family. It contains the following species:

* Cuban Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla nana)
* Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum)