MOLOSSIDAE, Gervais, 1856
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6418279 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6577327 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/194287C9-FFBC-BA10-B5A3-F6AEB7C1FB06 |
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Plazi |
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MOLOSSIDAE |
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Family MOLOSSIDAE View in CoL
(FREE-TAILED BATS)
• Insectivorous bats, no noseleaf; long narrow wings for fast flight; fairly large, typically conjoined ears; and tail protrudes beyond uropatagium.
• 6-26 cm. View Figure
• Nearctic, Neotropical, Palearctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Australasian Regions. View Figure
• From deserts through savanna grasslands and forests.
es 29 genera, 126 species, 150 taxa. View Subdivision of the Molossidae
• • 5 species Endangered, 6 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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