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Rhinopomatidae live in colonies of thousands, where they gather in small, scattered groups. Mixed groups are common but groups with only males or females also occur. They live in roosts of a thousand or more members, and have one or two young per year. They have poor flight endurance and fast fliers
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and are connected to their big, black eyes by a band of skin across the forehead. There is a fat repository located near the caudal penduncle and the hind legs. Of all the bats, Rhinopomatidae have the shortest fingers relative to their forearm-length. They have a head-body length of 50 to
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369:This family is closely related to
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857:Chiroptera
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537:References
460:R. cystops
417:of Egypt.
400:Corbarhina
178:R. cystops
108:Chiroptera
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413:from the
403:from the
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331:humidity
323:Thailand
274:patagium
268:Features
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170:Species
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1021:78SD
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690:ISBN
686:Bats
662:ISBN
631:OCLC
621:ISBN
593:2013
529:1903
482:2009
466:1903
450:Gray
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