''Centronycteris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sac-winged bat
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene.
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It contains two species:
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Thomas's shaggy bat
The Thomas's shaggy bat (''Centronycteris centralis'') is a bat species from Central and South America. It was previously included in the shaggy bat but Simmons and Handley (1998) showed that the species were distinct.
Taxonomy
It was describ ...
''(C. centralis)''
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Shaggy bat
The shaggy bat (''Centronycteris maximiliani'') is a bat species from northern South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in t ...
''(C. maximiliani)''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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