Recife broad-nosed bat

Recife broad-nosed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Platyrrhinus
Species:
P. recifinus
Binomial name
Platyrrhinus recifinus
Thomas, 1901

The Recife broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus recifinus), is a species of bat from South America. It is named for the city of Recife in Brazil, where it was first recorded by Oldfield Thomas in 1901.

Previously considered "Vulnerable", the Recife broad-nosed bat was re-classified as of "Least Concern" by the IUCN in 2008. However, it is considered an endangered species in Brazil, where it is threatened with habitat loss. It has no recognised subspecies.[2]

  1. ^ Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Platyrrhinus recifinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T17572A21971681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T17572A21971681.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tavares2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).