Anoura peruana

Anoura peruana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Anoura
Species:
A. peruana
Binomial name
Anoura peruana
Tschudi, 1844
Synonyms
  • Rhinchonycteris peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Anoura geoffroyi peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Glossophaga peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Anoura geoffroyi apolinari Allen, 1916
  • Anoura geoffroyi antricola Anthony, 1921

Anoura peruana is a species of bat from Colombia and Peru. It was elevated to a species in 2010, after previously being considered a subspecies of Geoffroy's tailless bat (A. geoffroyi). The females are larger than the males.

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