Western Sucker-footed Bat | |
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Information | |
Range | north-western Madagascar |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Chiroptera |
Family | Myzopodidae |
Genus | Myzopoda |
Species | Myzopoda schliemanni |
The Western sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda schliemanni), is a species of sucker-footed bat in the Myzopodidae family. Little is known about its habits, but they are assumed to be similar to those of the Madagascar sucker-footed bat.
Physical Characteristics[]
The western sucker-footed bat is 92-107 cm. (3-3.5 ft.) long. It has large ears, and prominent suckers on its feet and thumbs. It has buff-brown upper parts, and mouse-gray underparts.
Range and Habitat[]
The western sucker-footed bat has been found on three lowland sites in north-western Madagascar. They were found in broad-leaf rain forest.