Silky_short-tailed_bat

Silky short-tailed bat

Silky short-tailed bat

Species of 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.[2]

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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

  1. [1]
    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. [2]
    "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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