Rhinopomatidae

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Mouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous bats of the family Rhinopomatidae with only three species contained in the since genus Rhinopoma. They are found in the Old World, from North Africa to Thailand and Sumatra, in arid and semi-arid regions, roosting in caves, houses and even the Egyptian pyramids.

Mouse-tailed bats get this name from their long and almost entirely free tails, nearly as long as their entire body. They feed on insects.

[edit] Classification

• Family Rhinopomatidae
  • Genus Rhinopoma
    • Rhinopoma hardwickey
    • Rhinopoma microphyllum
    • Rhinopoma muscatellumde:Mausschwanzfledermäuse

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