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Myzopodidae Family - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/chiroptera/myzopodidae.h

The single species in this family, Myzopoda aurita, is found only in Madagascar, although there are fossil myzopodids known from Pleistocene beds in Africa. Like the neotropical Thyropteridae, myzopodid bats have suction-cups on their wrists and ankles that allow them to roost inside rolled leaves. The suction cups appear to have been evolved independently of those found on thyropterid bats. Myzopodids are placed in the superfamily Vespertilionoidea.

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Old World Sucker-footed Bat - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/chiroptera/chiroptera.myzopodidae.myzopoda

The single known genus and species, Myzopoda aurita, now is restricted to Madagascar. Known locality records are Majunga on the west coast and Maroantsera, Mananara, Mahambo, Tamatave, Mananjary, and the northern vicinity of Fort Dauphin on the east coast (Schliemann and Maas 1978).

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