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Sac-winged bats

Saccopteryx sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Looks a lot like tent making bats but are not making a tent like shape.

Habitat:

On the shores of Costa Rica

Species ID Suggestions

Sac-winged bats

Saccopteryx sp.

Reference Link
AfriBats
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Comments (4)
AfriBats
Absolutely correct, Bayucca! Rhynchonycteris naso as kind of "striped" forearms, have a look at some pictures here: http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41396-Rhynchonycteris-naso
bayucca
@Afribats: As I remember Rhynchonycteris naso looks very similar, but has somehow "striped" legs. Is that correct or are there any other criteria to separate them? Any interesting links? Thanks!
AfriBats
Either Saccopteryx bilineata or S. leptura.

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PublishedAugust 1, 2013

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