Macronycteris

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Macronycteris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Macronycteris
Gray, 1866

Macronycteris is a genus of bats belonging to the family Hipposideridae. [1]

The species of this genus are found in Africa. [1]

Species: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Macronycteris Gray, 1866". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. Alumbaugh, Jamie L.; Goodman, Steven M.; Samonds, Karen E. (2021). "Morphometric analyses of modern and subfossil Macronycteris (family Hipposideridae) refine groups from Anjohibe Cave, northwestern Madagascar". Acta Chiropterologica. 23 (1): 33–43. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.1.003.