Myzopodidae Thomas 1904

Family MYZOPODIDAE (MADAGASCAR SUCKER-FOOTED BATS) • Relatively small insectivorous bats, with distinctive sucker-like structure on wrists and ankles, as well as elon-gated ears with mushroom-like structure at their bases. • 9-11 cm. • Afrotropical Region (Madagascar). • Humid and dry deciduous forests, forest edges, and open areas with palms, and often marshy areas. • 1 genus, 2 species, 2 taxa. • No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.

Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Myzopodidae, pp. 388-393 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 388, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6418919

Keywords

Chiroptera, Mammalia, Myzopodidae, Animalia, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy

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