Smoky Bat

Smoky Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Furipteridae
Genus: Amorphochilus
Species: A. schnablii
Binomial name
Amorphochilus schnablii
Peters, 1877

The Smoky Bat (Amorphochilus schnablii) is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae. It is monotypic within the genus Amorphochilus. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss. This bat is also called the thumbless bat because its thumb is partly enclosed in its wing.

References

  1. ^ Barquez, R., & Diaz, M. (2008). Amorphochilus schnablii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 February 2009.