Myzopodidae

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Myzopodidae (golden bat, snakefooted bat; order Chiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera) A monospecific family (Myzopoda aurita) of bats in which the ears are large, simple, and separate, but have a near-circular process in the antitragus. The nose is simple. There are adhesive suckers on all four limbs. This bat is found only in Madagascar.