| Benkeith's Short-tailed Bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Carollia |
| Species: | C. benkeithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Carollia benkeithi Solari & Baker, 2006 |
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Benkeith's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia benkeithi, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.[1] C. benkeithi was named by Dr. Robert Baker of Texas Tech University, after Ben E Keith, who donated $5 million to the university.[2]
C. benkeithi very closely resembles Carollia castanea. It is believed that the two species are often confused.[1]