Thyropteridae, the disk-winged bats, is a small family of insectivorous bats found in Central America and tropical South America. They are named for adhesive, suction-cup-like disks on the thumbs and ankles that let them cling to smooth surfaces such as the inside of curled, unfurling leaves, which they use as daytime roosts. Disk-winged bats typically live in small groups that move to a new roosting leaf every day or so as the leaf unfurls.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source De Vivo's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Source LaVal's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Source Patricia's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Source Thyroptera discifera (Animal Diversity Web)
Source Thyroptera tricolor (Animal Diversity Web)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ12718360, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Thyroptera
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
Disk-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae and genus Thyroptera.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Thyropteridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 5
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Thyropteridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Thyropteridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 13.8 ... "early_interval": "Serravallian"
Wikidata: Thyropteridae
Wikidata Q468638, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Thyroptera tricolor (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Spix's disk-winged bat, References, Boada et al. 2010 titleQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Spix's disk-winged bat, References, Boada et al. 2010 title
Mammalia, Chiroptera, Thyropteridae, Thyroptera tricolor Spix, 1823
Thyroptera discifera (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Peters's disk-winged bat, Other CommentsQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Peters's disk-winged bat, Other Comments
Thyropteridae, a small family containing only one genus with three species
LaVal's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: LaVal's disk-winged bat, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: LaVal's disk-winged bat, Lead
is a species of bat in the family Thyropteridae.
De Vivo's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: De Vivo's disk-winged bat, Taxonomy and etymologyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: De Vivo's disk-winged bat, Taxonomy and etymology
the fourth species to be described in the disc-winged bat genus and family.
Patricia's disk-winged bat (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Patricia's disk-winged bat, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Patricia's disk-winged bat, Lead
is a species of disk-winged bat found in South America.
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