Brosset's big-eared bat
| Brosset's big-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Micronycteris |
| Species: | M. brosseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Micronycteris brosseti Simmons & Voss, 1998 | |
Brosset's big-eared bat (Micronycteris brosseti) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guyana, Guyana and Peru. It feeds on insects and sometimes fruit and the exact population is unknown. The only listed threat is deforestation.
References
- ↑ Sampaio, E., Lim, B. & Peters, S. (2008). "Micronycteris brosseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.