Brachyphylla fossil map
Where fossils of Brachyphylla have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 0.129 million years ago to the present (Late Pleistocene to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
| Named by | Gray 1834 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Rock formations | txn:66303 |
About Brachyphylla
Brachyphylla (Caribbean fruit-eating bat) is a genus of leaf-nosed bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Both species live on islands near or in the Caribbean. The genus contains the following species:
Cuban fruit-eating bat (B. nana)
Antillean fruit-eating bat (B. cavernarum)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brachyphylla (revision 1179982715), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q577045.
