Silky short-tailed bat

The silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Mexico and Venezuela.[1][2]

Silky short-tailed bat
The image depicts the silky short-tailed bat in mid-flight, with its wings outstretched.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Carollia
Species:
C. brevicauda
Binomial name
Carollia brevicauda
Silky short-tailed bat range

Its diet consists primarily of fruits, but opportunistically it will glean leaves for insects, supplemented by nectar in the dry season. It is one of the most important seed dispersers for pipers and small fruits in the area which it resides.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Carollia brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3903A22134642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3903A22134642.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Carollia brevicauda (Schinz, 1821)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 1 July 2024.