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Balantiopteryx is a genus of sac-winged bats.^[1] It comprises three species:

Ecuadorian sac-winged bat - B. infusca
Thomas's sac-winged bat - B. io
Gray sac-winged bat - B. plicata

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Balantiopteryx

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Balantiopteryx Peters, 1867
Type species
Balantiopteryx plicata Peters, 1867
Species
Balantiopteryx infusca Balantiopteryx io Balantiopteryx plicata

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[1]
Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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