Furipteridae
| Smoky bats | |
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| Thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctilionoidea |
| Family: | Furipteridae Gray, 1866 |
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Furipterus
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Furipteridae is
Thyropteridae. The species are distinguished by their reduced or functionless thumbs, enclosed by the wing membranes, and their broad, funnel-shaped ears. They are insectivorous and can live in many different kinds of environments. They have greyish fur, and a small nose-leaf. Like many bats, they roost in caves.[1]
Taxonomy
- Genus Amorphochilus
- Amorphochilus schnablii, smoky bat
- Genus Furipterus
- Furipterus horrens, thumbless bat
References
- ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
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