Greater dog-like bat
Species of bat
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Peropteryx |
| Species: | P. kappleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Peropteryx kappleri Peters, 1867 | |
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| Greater dog-like bat range | |
The greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri) is a bat species found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru.
Description
It is the largest member of its genus, with a forearm length of 45–53.6 mm (1.77–2.11 in).[2][3] Individuals weigh approximately 8 g (0.28 oz). Fur color can vary, with some individuals dark brown and others light brown. The ventral fur is paler than the dorsal fur. It has large black ears. Its dental formula is 1.1.2.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth.[3]
References
- ^ Davalos, L.; Molinari, J.; Miller, B.; Rodriguez, B. (2018). "Peropteryx kappleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16707A22100544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16707A22100544.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Gardner, A. L. (2008). Mammals of South America, volume 1: marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Vol. 1. University of Chicago Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0226282428.
- ^ a b Ceballos, G.; Cabrales, J. A.; Vazquez, D. (2014). Ceballos, G. (ed.). Mammals of Mexico. JHU Press. pp. 767–768. ISBN 978-1421408439.
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Extant species of family Emballonuridae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
- Order: Chiroptera
- Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (B. infusca)
- Thomas's sac-winged bat (B. io)
- Gray sac-winged bat (B. plicata)
- Thomas's shaggy bat (C. centralis)
- Shaggy bat (C. maximiliani)
- African sheath-tailed bat (C. afra)
- Madagascar sheath-tailed bat (C. kibomalandy)
- Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (C. seychellensis)
- Chestnut sac-winged bat (C. brevirostris)
- Short-eared bat (C. alecto)
(Ghost bats)
- Northern ghost bat (D. albus)
- Greater ghost bat (D. ingens)
- Isabelle's ghost bat (D. isabellus)
- Lesser ghost bat (D. scutatus)
- Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (E. alecto)
- Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (E. beccarii)
- Large-eared sheath-tailed bat (E. dianae)
- Greater sheath-tailed bat (E. furax)
- Lesser sheath-tailed bat (E. monticola)
- Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (E. raffrayana)
- Pacific sheath-tailed bat (E. semicaudata)
- Seri's sheath-tailed bat (E. serii)
- Dark sheath-tailed bat (M. nigrescens)
- Greater dog-like bat (P. kappleri)
- White-winged dog-like bat (P. leucoptera)
- Lesser dog-like bat (P. macrotis)
- Pale-winged dog-like bat (P. pallidoptera)
- Trinidad dog-like bat (P. trinitatis)
- Proboscis bat (R. naso)
- Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (S. flaviventris)
- Papuan sheath-tailed bat (S. mixtus)
- Pel's pouched bat (S. peli)
- Naked-rumped pouched bat (S. saccolaimus)
- Antioquian sac-winged bat (S. antioquensis)
- Greater sac-winged bat (S. bilineata)
- Frosted sac-winged bat (S. canescens)
- Amazonian sac-winged bat (S. gymnura)
- Lesser sac-winged bat (S. leptura)
- Indonesian tomb bat (T. achates)
- Coastal sheath-tailed bat (T. australis)
- Common sheath-tailed bat (T. georgianus)
- Hamilton's tomb bat (T. hamiltoni)
- Hildegarde's tomb bat (T. hildegardeae)
- Hill's sheath-tailed bat (T. hilli)
- Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (T. kapalgensis)
- Long-winged tomb bat (T. longimanus)
- Mauritian tomb bat (T. mauritianus)
- Black-bearded tomb bat (T. melanopogon)
- Naked-rumped tomb bat (T. nudiventris)
- Egyptian tomb bat (T. perforatus)
- Theobald's tomb bat (T. theobaldi)
- Troughton's sheath-tailed bat (T. troughtoni)
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