| Wrinkle-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Centurio Gray, 1842 |
| Species: | C. senex
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| Binomial name | |
| Centurio senex Gray, 1842
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C. senex senex | |
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The wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus Centurio. This bat is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not classified within the fruit bats, and is instead classified as a leaf-nosed bat even though it does not have a leaf nose.[2] It has an unusually shaped skull which is thought to allow it to eat a wider range of foods than other bats.[3]
- ^ Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2016). "Centurio senex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4133A22009493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4133A22009493.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Snow, Jennifer; J. Knox Jones; David Webster (Nov 20, 1980). "Centurio senex". Mammalian Species (138). Jstor: American Society of Mammalogists: 1–3. doi:10.2307/3503871. JSTOR 3503871.
- ^ Gill, Victoria (21 August 2009). "Bizarre-looking bat's strong bite". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-08-24.