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New World Leaf-Nosed bat

[ Phyllostomidae family ]

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

I found this specimen in a region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

I found a Site with several bat species from Brazil ( [ http://www.morcegolivre.vet.br/especies.... ] , in PT), but I couldn't identify this specimen...

Species ID Suggestions

New World leaf-nosed bat

Phyllostomidae
AfriBats
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Comments (3)
LeonardoMB
Thanks "Smith Zoo" and "Sckel"... And, "Sckel", thanks for the specie of the Tree. This help me with another spot.
Sckel
He is eating a fruit of the tree Terminalia catappa. Beautiful photo.

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Bat Monitoring Project
Mission
Brazil Life
Mission
Brazilian Mammals - Mamíferos Brasileiros
Photographed
PublishedJune 14, 2013

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