Artibeus | |
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Artibeus sp., Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Subfamily: | Stenodermatinae |
Genus: | Artibeus Leach, 1821 |
Type species | |
Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821
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Species | |
Artibeus aequatorialis |
The Neotropical fruit bats (Artibeus) are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae.[1] The genus consists of 12 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean.