Mouse-tailed bat

Mouse-tailed bats
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Greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Bonaparte 1838[1]
Genus: Rhinopoma
Geoffroy 1818[1]
Type species
Vespertilio microphyllus
Brünnich, 1782
Species

R. cystops
R. hadramauticum
R. hardwickei
R. macinnesi
R. microphyllum
R. muscatellum

Mouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous microbats of the family Rhinopomatidae with only three to six species, all contained in the single genus Rhinopoma.[2] They are found in the Old World, from North Africa to Thailand and Sumatra, in arid and semiarid regions, roosting in caves, houses and even the Egyptian pyramids. They are relatively small, with a body length of just 5 to 6 cm.[3] They weigh between 6 and 14 g.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Benda_et_al_2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Macdonald, D., ed. (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. p. 800. ISBN 0-87196-871-1.