#rhinopoma

[all-mammal-creechur]

Macinnes's Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma macinnesi

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and hot and temperate deserts.

image by BJ Hayward

[thebeastsofindia]

Lesser Mouse Tailed Bats (Rhinopoma hardwickii), family Rhinopomatidae, order Chiroptera, Rajasthan, India

Photo by Carsten Meyer

[todaysbat]

Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat

source: Gopakumar VR Namboothiri via indiabiodiversity.org

[todaysbat]

Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii)

So named for its mouse like appearance, this species is truly a fledermaus despite being native to the middle east, northern africa, and southwestern asia.

source: encyclopedia of life, alchetron

[abataday]

Mouse-Tailed Bat (Rhinopoma spp.)

I didn’t finish this drawing, unfortunately, but here’s a mouse-tailed bat clinging to a cave wall. For bats, these guys have extraordinarily long tails. They’re also quite lanky, and somewhat clumsy flyers.

[koryos]

Let’s take a moment to think about flexibility, love, and Rhinopoma spp.

Consider:

six species of flying cave goblins

they are bat beanpoles. arms fo days. legs fo mins. please nourish yourselves

echolocate through their noses but subtly

genus name means “nose fruit” (???? they’re not even fruit bats)

they actually kind of suck at flying but have been known to chase beetles on foot

that tail though

roost in the goddamn pyramids, that’s right, these are actual tomb bats

here’s a picture of two having an argument:

that looks fake but okay

also they are small

In conclusion, if you didn’t know that these bats existed, you do now and your life is improved.

Photo sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5