The smoky bat (Amorphochilus schnablii) is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae. It is the only species within the genus Amorphochilus.[citation needed] Its natural habitat is rocky shores.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Furipteridae |
| Genus: | Amorphochilus Peters, 1877 |
| Species: | A. schnablii
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| Amorphochilus schnablii Peters, 1877
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It is also called the thumbless bat because its thumb is partly enclosed in its wing; this common name is also applied to another species, Furipterus horrens. They lives in western Peru, western Ecuador, Puna island (Ecuador) and northern Chile. and can be found in groups of up to 300 bats. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.[2]
Smoky bats are nocturnal and insectivorous animals that like to fly very close to the ground to catch their prey. They roost in hidden areas such as small crevices.[3]
References edit
- ^ Velazco, P.; Huamani, L.; Cadenillas, R. (2015). "Amorphochilus schnablii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T1154A22070889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T1154A22070889.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Duda, R., Dalapicolla, J., & Costa, L. P. (2012) [full citation needed]
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