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Mystacinidae
(redirected from Short-tailed Bat)

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Mystacinidae [‚mis·tə′sin·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
A monospecific family of insectivorous bats (Chiroptera) containing the New Zealand short-tailed bat; hindlegs and body are stout, and fur is thick.


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Byline: ANI Washington, August 8 (ANI): A new fossil-bat discovery has revealed that a walking bat in New Zealand took its marching orders from a 20-mln-yr-old ancestor, which upends a theory that the lesser short-tailed bat evolved its walking preference independently.
The lesser short-tailed bat seems to be the sole survivor of an ancient Australian lineage now found only in New Zealand," said Dr Hand.
 
 
 
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