Golden bat

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Golden bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Mimon
Species:
M. bennettii
Binomial name
Mimon bennettii
Gray, 1838
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The golden bat (Mimon bennettii) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

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References

  1. Solari, S. (2019). "Mimon bennettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T13559A22105562. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13559A22105562.en . Retrieved 17 March 2017.