Detailed Record for Lonchorhina aurita

Common Name: Tomes's sword-nosed bat

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Chiroptera / Family Phyllostomidae / Genus Lonchorhina

C-value (pg): 2.25

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Bos taurus = 3.70pg, Sus scrofa = 3.20pg, Mus musculus = 3.30pg

References:
Miranda, M.O., S. Garagna, A. Perez-Zapata, M. Aguilera, C.A. Redi. And E. Capanna (1997). Genome size of neotropical Chiroptera: a preliminary report. Rendiconti Lincei - Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 8: 265-272.

Other records available for this species:

Lonchorhina aurita = 2.41 (pg)
Lonchorhina aurita = 2.56 (pg)

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