RHINOPOMATIDAE, Bonaparte, 1838

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Rhinopomatidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 164-176 : 164

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6421029
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6421039
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scientific name	RHINOPOMATIDAE
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Family RHINOPOMATIDAE View in CoL

(MOUSE-TAILED BATS)

• Smallto medium-sized insectivorous bats, with reduced tail membrane but free long tail; relatively large auricles, with tragus; and minute noseleaf above fleshy anterior pad of muzzle with dorsally oriented, valvular nostrils.

• 10-16 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Indo-Malayan regions. View Figure

• Arid and semiarid habitats, roosting in caves, rocky niches, and man-made structures.

• 1 genus, 6 species, 8 taxa.

• 1 species Endangered; none Extinct since 1600.