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'Furipteridae', also known as 'Smoky Bats' or 'Thumbless Bats', is a small group of bats from Central and South America, closely related to Natalidae and Thyropteridae bat families.
They can be recognized by their reduced thumb, enclosed by the wing membranes. There are only two genera in the group, each with a single species. They are insectivorous and can live in many different kinds of environments.

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Taxonomy

Taxonomy

★ Genus ''Amorphochilus''

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★ ''Amorphochilus schnablii'', Smoky Bat

★ Genus ''Furipterus''

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★ ''Furipterus horrens'', Thumbless Bat