Vieira's long-tongued bat (Xeronycteris vieirai) is a species of bat from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield.[1] It is the only species in the genus Xeronycteris.[2]
| Vieira's long-tongued bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Xeronycteris Gregorin & Ditchfield, 2005 |
| Species: | X. vieirai |
| Binomial name | |
| Xeronycteris vieirai Gregorin & Ditchfield, 2005 | |
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| Vieira's long-tongued bat range | |
