Western Sucker-footed Bat
- Western Sucker-footed Bat
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| Western Sucker-footed Bat |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Chiroptera |
| Family: |
Myzopodidae |
| Genus: |
Myzopoda |
| Species: |
M. schliemanni |
| Binomial name |
Myzopoda schliemanni
Goodman et al., 2007 |
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| Western Sucker-footed Bat range |
The Western Sucker-footed Bat (Myzopoda schliemanni) is a Malagasy bat. Little is known about its habits, but they are assumed to be similar to those of the Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat.[1]
Physical characteristics
The Western Sucker-footed Bat is 92-107 cm. (3-3.5 ft.) long. It has large ears, and prominent suckers on its feet and thumbs. It has buff-brown upper parts, and mouse-gray underparts.[1]
Range and habitat
The Western Sucker-footed bat has been found on three lowland sites in north-western Madagascar. They were found in broad-leaf rain forest.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Garbutt, Nick; Mammals of Madagascar; Yale University Press, New Haven, 2007: pg 73
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