Patricia's disk-winged bat (''Thyroptera wynneae'') is a species of

disk-winged bat Disk-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae and genus ''Thyroptera''. They are found in Central America, Central and South America, usually in moist tropical rain forests. It is a very small family, consisting of a sing ...

found in South America.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2014. The

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was collected in 2012 in Peru. The

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for the

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"''wynneae''" is Patricia J. Wynne, an

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for the

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's Department of Mammalogy. Of Wynne, the authors wrote, "Exceptional for clarity, elegant rendering, and meticulous attention to relevant detail, Patricia's work is immediately recognizable and inimitable."

Description

Patricia's disk-winged bat has a short and narrow snout, and its

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is globular. Its fur is light brown, long, and woolly and the flight membranes are dark brown. It has oblong adhesive disks on its thumbs and feet. It has a

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of for a total of 38 teeth. It inhabits lowland areas from in Peru and Brazil. As of 2016, it was evaluated as

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by the

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References

{{taxonbar, from=Q16615758 Thyropteridae Bats of South America Mammals described in 2014