Proboscis Bat
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| Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) |
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Vespertilio naso |
The Proboscis Bat, Rhynchonycteris naso, is a bat species from South and Central America [2]. Other common names include Sharp-nosed Bat[3].
The countries where it is found include Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad[4] and Costa Rica[5].
This small species of bat was found to occasionally fall prey to the rather large spider Argiope savignyi[5].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Rhynchonycteris naso. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ Infonatura
- ^ Sharp-nosed Bat - Rhynchonycteris naso
- ^ Rhynchonycteris
- ^ a b Timm & Losilla 2007
[edit] References
- Timm, Robert M. & Losilla, Mauricio (2007): Orb-weaving Spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), Predation on the Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae). Caribbean Journal of Science 43(2): 282-284. PDF
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