Mouse-tailed bat

Mouse-tailed bats
Greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Bonaparte 1838
Genus: Rhinopoma
Geoffroy 1818
Type species
Vespertilio microphyllus
Brünnich, 1782
Species

R. cystops
R. hadramauticum
R. hardwickei
R. macinnesi
R. microphyllum
R. muscatellum

Mouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous microbats of the family Rhinopomatidae with only three to six species, all contained in the single genus Rhinopoma. They are found in the Old World, from North Africa to Thailand and Sumatra, in arid and semiarid regions, roosting in caves, houses and even the Egyptian pyramids. They are relatively small, with a body length of just 5 to 6 cm. They weigh between 6 and 14 g.