Biology:Mystacina
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Short description: Genus of bats
| Mystacina | |
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| New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, (Mystacina tuberculata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Mystacinidae |
| Genus: | Mystacina Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Mystacina tuberculata Gray, 1843
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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.[1] The third species, Mystacina miocenalis, is known from the Middle Miocene, some 19–16 million years ago.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Blackburn (1965). "Muttonbird islands diary". Notornis 12 (4): 191–207.
- ↑ Hand, S.J. (2015). "Miocene Fossils Reveal Ancient Roots for New Zealand's Endemic Mystacina (Chiroptera) and Its Rainforest Habitat". PLOS ONE 10 (6): e0128871. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128871. PMID 26083758. Bibcode: 2015PLoSO..1028871H.
- ↑ Thompson, Helen. "16 Million Years Ago This Giant Bat Walked the Jungles of New Zealand". https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-fossil-walking-bat-new-zealand-180955672/.
Wikidata ☰ Q368565 entry
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