Orange Leaf-nosed Bat
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The Orange Leaf-nosed Bat, Rhinonicteris aurantia, is a species of bat
in the family Hipposideridae. It is the only living species in the genus Rhinonicteris. It is endemic to Australia
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Hipposideridae. It is the only living species in the genus Rhinonicteris. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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