Balantiopteryx io Thomas, 1904 is a animal in the Emballonuridae family, order Chiroptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Balantiopteryx io Thomas, 1904

Thomas's sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx io) is a sac-winged bat species found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Family

Emballonuridae

Genus

Balantiopteryx

Order

Chiroptera

Class

Mammalia

About Balantiopteryx io Thomas, 1904

Thomas's sac-winged bat, with the scientific name Balantiopteryx io Thomas, 1904, is a species of sac-winged bat that belongs to the family Emballonuridae. This species is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Photo: (c) Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Juan Cruzado Cortés · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Emballonuridae › Balantiopteryx

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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