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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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 Reader Challenges (0)
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