Biology:Silky short-tailed bat

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Short description: Species of bat

Silky short-tailed bat
The image depicts the silky short-tailed bat in mid-flight, with its wings outstretched.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Carollia
Species:
C. brevicauda
Binomial name
Carollia brevicauda
Wied-Neuwied, 1821
Carollia brevicauda map.png
Silky short-tailed bat range

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.[2]

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.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q306040 entry