Karl Koopman
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Karl Koopman was a zoologist with a special interest in bat
s. He worked for many years in the Mammalogy Department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Species named after him include Monticolomys koopmani, Rattus koopmani, and Sturnira koopmanhilli.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
s. He worked for many years in the Mammalogy Department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Species named after him include Monticolomys koopmani, Rattus koopmani, and Sturnira koopmanhilli.