''Balantiopteryx'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sac-winged bat
Emballonuridae is a family (biology), family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from ...
s.
It comprises three species:
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Ecuadorian sac-winged bat - ''B. infusca''
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Thomas's sac-winged bat
Thomas's sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx io'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Taxonomy
Oldfield Thomas named this bat in 1904. It is presumed that he named it after the ...
- ''B. io''
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Gray sac-winged bat
The gray sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx plicata'') is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nica ...
- ''B. plicata''
References
External links
IUCN Red List entry
Bat genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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