Funnel-like
The division of living beings into systematics is a continuous subject of research. Different systematic classifications exist side by side and one after the other. The taxon treated here has become obsolete due to new research or is not part of the group systematics presented in the German-language Wikipedia.
The funnel-shaped (Nataloidea, Simmons , 1998) are no longer a valid superfamily within the bats (Microchiroptera). They are common in America (from Mexico to central South America ) and Madagascar .
The common features of the species that make up this group are the construction of the ears, which are funnel-shaped, the teeth and the hyoid bone . All representatives of this superfamily are insectivores that catch their prey in flight.
This group only includes around twelve species, which are divided into four families:
- Madagascan disc bat (Myzopodidae)
- American disc bats (Thyropteridae)
- Funnel ears (Natalidae)
- Stump thumb (Furipteridae)
The Furipteridae, Myzopodidae and Thyropteridae now belong to the superfamily of the rabbit-mouth-like (Noctilionoidea), while the Natalidae belong to the superfamily of the smooth-nosed (Vespertilionoidea).
literature
- Kate E. Jones, Andy Purvis, Ann MacLarnon, Olaf R. Bininda-Emonds, Nancy B. Simmons: A phylogenetic supertree of the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) . In: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society . tape 77 , no. 2 , 2002, p. 223-259 , doi : 10.1017 / S1464793101005899 ( molekularesystematik.uni-oldenburg.de [PDF; 5.2 MB ; accessed on May 15, 2018]).
Individual evidence
- ^ Noctilionoidea Gray, 1821 at ITIS
- ^ Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821 at ITIS