| 词条 | Cheiromeles |
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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.32387.b ven - Cheiromeles torquatus - skin.jpeg | image_caption = Cheiromeles torquatus museum specimen | taxon = Cheiromeles | authority = Horsfield, 1824 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 2, see text }}Cheiromeles is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. The genus was erected and described by Thomas Horsfield, who developed the name from the Greek word cheir ("hand"), a reference to the hand-like hindfoot, which has a toe that flexes like an opposable thumb.[1] These bats have mostly hairless bodies and fold their wings into pouches of skin along their bodies when at rest.[2] These are among the largest insectivorous bats, weighing up to 135 grams.[3] There are two species in this genus:[1]
References1. ^1 Leong, T. M., et al. (2009). The naked bulldog bat, Cheiromeles torquatus in Singapore—past and present records, with highlights on its unique morphology (Microchiroptera: Molossidae). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104848/http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/data/nature_in_singapore/online_jurnal/2009/2009nis215-230.pdf |date=2015-04-02 }} Nature in Singapore 2, 215-30. {{Taxonbar|from=Q1963129}}2. ^Reichard, J. D., et al. (2010). Thermal windows on Brazilian free-tailed bats facilitate thermoregulation during prolonged flight. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50(3) 358-70. 3. ^Norberg, U. M. L. & Norberg, R. Å. (2012). Scaling of wingbeat frequency with body mass in bats and limits to maximum bat size. The Journal of Experimental Biology 215(5), 711-22. 4 : Mammals of Southeast Asia|Bat genera|Cheiromeles|Taxa named by Thomas Horsfield |
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