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flying foxes; fruit bats
Pteropodidae


horseshoe bats
Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophidae characteristics; zoogeo zone
front of skull inflated like a balloon; Afrotropical


sheath-tailed bats
Emballonuridae
Emballonuridae characteristics; zoogeo zone
tail extends halfway down uropatagium, often protruding from the dorsal edge; Afrotropical

funnel-eared bats
Natalidae
Natalidae characteristics; zoogeo zone
skull with round cranium and elongated rostrum; Nearctic


free-tailed bats
Molossidae
Molossidae characteristics; zoogeo zone
tail always extends past short uropatagium; worldwide


Molossidae Local Species: Western mastiff bat
Eumops perotis


Molossidae Local Species: Pocket free-tailed bat
Nyctinomops femerosaccus


Molossidae Local Species: Mexican free-tailed bat
Tadarida brasiliensis


vesper bats
Vespertilionidae

Vespertilioniade characteristics; zoogeo zone
uropatagium extends to tip of relatively long tail; worldwide


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Townsend’s long eared bat
Corynorhinus townsendii


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Big brown bat
Eptesicus fuscus


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Spotted bat
Euderma maculatum

Vespertilionidae Local Species: Hairy-tailed bats
Lasiurus spp.


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Mouse-eared bats
Myotis spp.


Vespertilionidae Local Species: Western pipistrelle
Parastrellus hesperus


bulldog bats
Noctilionidae
Noctilionidae characteristics; zoogeo zone
huge hind feet with recurved claws; Neotropical


new world leaf nosed bats
Phyllostomidae
Phyllostomidae characteristics; zoogeo zone
all have nose leaves (but some are quite small); Nearctic


Phyllostomidae Local Species: California leaf-nosed bat
Macrotus californicus


Phyllostomidae Local Species: Hog-nosed bat
Choeronycteris mexicana