Mystacina
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Name (Latin)
Mystacina
See Also From tracing topical name
Mystacinidae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q368565
Library of congress:
sh2012003885
Sources of Information
- Work cat: A. Winnington. Determination of the taxonomic status of New Zealand bats, 1998:p. 1 (New Zealand has two species of microbat, the Lesser Short-tailed Bat (Mystacina tuberculata ... the sole living representative of the endemic New Zealand family Mystacinidae ... an ancient offshoot of the Central and South American Phyllostomoidea superfamily)
- Animal diversity web WWW site, Aug. 29, 2012Mystacina tuberculata page (Mystacina tuberculata, New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat; order Chiroptera; family Mystacinidae; genus Mystacina)
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Wikipedia description:
Mystacina is the sole surviving genus of the Mystacinidae family of bats. It has three known species, of which only the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is confirmed to survive today. The closely related New Zealand greater short-tailed bat (Mystacina robusta) has not had a confirmed sighting since 1965 and is thought to be extinct. The third species, Mystacina miocenalis, is known from the Middle Miocene, some 19–16 million years ago.
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