The tree bat (Ardops nichollsi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus Ardops.[2] It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Ardops Miller, 1906 |
| Species: | A. nichollsi
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| Ardops nichollsi (Thomas, 1891)
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Stenoderma luciae | |
In popular culture
editStamps
editThe tree bat has been featured on the $7.5 stamp of Grenada,[4] and a $4 stamp from Montserrat.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Davalos, L.; Rodriguez Duran, A. (2019). "Ardops nichollsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T2089A21994786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T2089A21994786.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Ardops nichollsi (Thomas, 1891)". Catalogue of Life. 2016. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ Jones, J. Knox; Genoways, Hugh H. (June 13, 1973). "Ardops nichollsi". Mammalian Species (24): 1–2. doi:10.2307/3503890. JSTOR 3503890 – via academic.oup.com.
- ^ "Tree Bat (Ardops nichollsi)". colnect (in Chinese).
- ^ "2017, Bats 4v m/s". freestampcatalogue.
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