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Tent-making bats

Uroderma bilobatum

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized-leaf-nosed bats with brownsih grey coat.Four white stripes in their faces. These were found roosting at the underpart of the leaves of a tall palm tree.These roosts provide excellent protection from the tropical rains, and a single tent roost may house several bats at once.

Habitat:

Garden in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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The MnMs
Thanks, StirredMocha! we saw them just by chance because we looked up above our heads and there were they! :-)

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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedAugust 1, 2014

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