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Mystacinidae information


Mystacina
Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent
New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea
Family: Mystacinidae
Dobson, 1875
Genera
  • Mystacina
  • Icarops
  • Vulcanops

Mystacinidae is a family of unusual bats, the New Zealand short-tailed bats. There is one living genus, Mystacina, with two species, one of which could have possibly become extinct in the 1960s. They are medium-sized bats, about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length, with grey, velvety fur.

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