MORMOOPIDAE, Saussure, 1860
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6419781 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604454 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A63743-9157-FFEB-E687-C89F289BA554 |
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Plazi |
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MORMOOPIDAE |
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Family MORMOOPIDAE View in CoL View at ENA
(GHOSTFACED, NAKED-BACKED AND MUSTACHED BATS)
• Smallto medium-sized bats characterized by small eyes, large and funnel-shaped ears and complex lower lips with flap-like outgrowths.
• 5-11 cm. View Figure
• Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. View Figure
• Arid and semiarid regions to coastal lowlands, tropical rainforest, and montane forests up to elevations of 2700 m.
• 2 genera, 18 species, 24 taxa.
•] species Endangered; none Extinct since 1600.
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