Small mouse-tailed bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinopomatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinopoma |
| Species: | R. muscatellum
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| Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903
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| Small mouse-tailed bat range | |
The small mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma muscatellum) is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, and possibly Ethiopia. The small mouse-tailed bat ranges from the Sistan Basin in Iran well into the Helmand River basin of south-western Afghanistan.[2]
Mouse tailed bats have a wingspan of 17–25 cm, a body length of 6–8 cm and a tail the same length as its body. Their diet is flying insects which they eat whilst flying.
This species was demonstrated as distinct from R. hardwickei based on mutually exclusive morphological features: the small mouse-tailed bat has a nearly unridged skull with small teeth and large cavities filled with fluid.[2]
References[]
- ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Rhinopoma muscatellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19602A21997131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19602A21997131.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b DeBlase, Anthony F.; Schlitter, Duane A.; Neuhauser, Hans N. (1973). "Taxonomic Status of Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) from Southwest Asia". Journal of Mammalogy. 54 (4): 831–841. doi:10.2307/1379078. JSTOR 1379078. PMID 4761366.
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