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CHIROPTERA [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Chiroptera
Latin
OBS

An order of mammals which includes two suborders : Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera.

OBS

[The bats are] the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight (though other mammals, such as flying squirrels, gliding flying possums and colugos, can glide for limited distances).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Chiroptera
Latin
OBS

Ordre de mammifères volants, qui regroupe deux sous-ordre : les mégachiroptères et les microchiroptères.

Spanish

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