Cubanycteris is an extinct genus of bat containing a single species, C. silvai.
| Cubanycteris Temporal range: Late Quaternary
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | †Cubanycteris |
| Species: | †C. silvai
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| †Cubanycteris silvai Mancina & Garcia-Rivera, 2005[1]
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Cubanycteris belongs to the subfamily Stenodermatinae. Fossil specimens were found in a cave in Cueva Geda, Pinar del Río, Cuba.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Cubanycteris". GBIF.
- ^ Dávalos, Liliana M. (2020). Phyllostomid Bats: A Unique Mammalian Radiation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226696263.
- ^ 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.
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