Genus
Centronycteris
2 species
The list of species of Centronycteris genus
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The list of species of Centronycteris genus
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The shaggy bat (Centronycteris maximiliani ) is a bat species from South America. It appears to be a slow flier and has a rather regular pattern of foraging in its home range, a feature shared with other emballonurids. It is also aerial insectivore.
The Thomas's shaggy bat (Centronycteris centralis ) is a bat species from South America. It was previously included in the shaggy bat but Simmons and Handley (1998) showed that the species were distinct.