| Thumbless Bat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Furipteridae |
| Genus: | Furipterus Bonaparte, 1837 |
| Species: | F. horrens |
| Binomial name | |
| Furipterus horrens (F. Cuvier, 1828) |
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The Thumbless Bat (Furipterus horrens) is a species of bat in the Furipteridae family, in the monotypic genus Furipterus. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela; Colombia; Ecuador; Suriname; French Guiana; Guyana; Panama; Trinidad, and Peru. They have a small thumb which is included in the membrane of the wing, causing the 'thumbless' appearance.