Emballonuridae
lesser sheath-tailed bat
Emballonura monticola Temminck, 1838
Emballonura monticola, the lesser sheath-tailed bat, is a sac-winged bat found across parts of Southeast Asia.
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838)
The greater sac-winged bat is a common Central and South American bat, the first non-primate mammal known to babble.
Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura (Schreber, 1774)
Saccopteryx leptura, the lesser white-lined bat, is a small sexually dimorphic New World bat that forages in tree canopies.
Lesser Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx macrotis (Wagner, 1843)
Peropteryx macrotis, the lesser dog-like bat, is the smallest dog-like bat species found from southern Mexico to parts of South America.
Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
Diclidurus albus, the northern ghost bat, is a medium-sized neotropical emballonurid bat with distinctive pale fur and a central uropatagium gland.
Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Cormura brevirostris (Wagner, 1843)
Chestnut sac-winged bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a small bat found in Neotropical moist lowland forests with unique male wing sac placement.
Gray Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx plicata Peters, 1867
The gray sac-winged bat is an insectivorous Emballonuridae species found across dry regions from Mexico to northern Colombia.
Thomas's Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx io Thomas, 1904
Thomas's sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx io) is a sac-winged bat species found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Rhynchonycteris naso is a small Neotropical bat that lives near water at low elevations from southeastern Mexico to northern Bolivia and Brazil.
Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841
Taphozous melanopogon, the black-bearded tomb bat, is a colonial Asian bat with a distinct black chin fur tuft.
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1826
Taphozous nudiventris, the naked-rumped tomb bat, is a moderate-sized sac-winged bat distributed across northern Africa and western Asia.
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus E.Geoffroy, 1818
Taphozous mauritianus, the Mauritian tomb bat, is a relatively large African bat with specialized kidney water conservation adaptations.
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