Balantiopteryx
Encyclopedia
Balantiopteryx is a genus
of sac-winged bat
s. It comprises three species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sac-winged bat
Sac-winged bat
The 51 species of sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute the family Emballonuridae, and can be found in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world. Emballonurids include some of the smallest of all bats, and range from 3.5 to 10 cm in body length...
s. It comprises three species:
- Balantiopteryx infusca (Ecuadorian sac-winged bat)
- Balantiopteryx io (Thomas's sac-winged bat)
- Balantiopteryx plicata (Gray sac-winged bat)