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Thumbless bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Furipterus horrens

Higher classification
  
Furipterus

Order
  
Bat

Family
  
Furipteridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Furipterus Bonaparte, 1837

Similar
  
Furipteridae, Bat, Smoky bat, Thyropteridae, Lonchorhina

The thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae, in the monotypic genus Furipterus. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela; Colombia; Ecuador; Suriname; French Guiana; Guyana; Panama; Trinidad, and Peru. They have a small thumb which is included in the membrane of the wing, causing the 'thumbless' appearance.

References

Thumbless bat Wikipedia


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