The mitochondrial genome of the fringe-lipped frog-eating bat <i>Trachops coffini</i> and its phylogenetic position among new world leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae).

ABSTRACT: The fringe-lipped frog-eating bat Trachops coffini inhabits tropical and semitropical rainforests from Mexico to Brazil. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of T. coffini. The entire mitogenome is a circular molecule, 16,960 bp in total length that contains 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and one D-loop or control region (CR). The overall base composition is A = 32.43%, G = 13.43%, C = 24.26%, and T = 29.87%, with A + T content = 62.31%. A phylogenetic tree reconstructed using the 13 PCGs that included 59 taxa recovered T. coffini as a taxon sister to a fully-supported clade containing the genera Tonatia, Lophostoma, and Phyllostomus.

SUBMITTER: Rocamontes-Morales JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921155 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature