Yellow-throated big-eared bat
| Yellow-throated big-eared bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Lampronycteris Sanborn, 1949 |
| Species: | L. brachyotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampronycteris brachyotis Dobson, 1879 | |
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The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat[2] (Lampronycteris brachyotis) is a species of bat from South and Central America, where it ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is monotypic within the genus Lampronycteris.[3] It is a frugivore and insectivore and is found in lowland forest up to an elevation of 700 m.[1] Activity is greatest in the first two hours after sunset, and peaks again after midnight.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ochoa, J., Lew, D., Sampaio, E., Lim, B., Peters, S., Arroyo Cabrales, J., Álvarez Castañeda, S. T., Cuarón, A. D. & de Grammont, P. C. (2008). "Lampronycteris brachyotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 Sep 2011.
- ↑ Simmons, N. B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Simmons, N. B. (2005). "Genus Lampronycteris". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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