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Long-nosed bat

Rhynchonycteris naso

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny bats. Dark brown. Evident long pointy nose. They line up on trees.

Habitat:

Tropical forests and rivers.

Reference Links:

Rhynchonycteris naso

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Comments (8)
pamsai
Wow you are really close. We couldn't get so close as there was a lot of debris between the boat and the tree the bats were on...
The MnMs
Thanks for the nice comments!
lori.tas
What lovely little critters. Ashish, there is a whole subset of bats called 'micro-bats'. Tasmania, where I live only has micro-bats, whereas on the mainland they have bats so large they are call "flying foxes". Bats comprise one-fifth of all the mammals in the world.
The MnMs
In Costa Rica there are also little white bats that sleep by wrapping themselves on banana leaves..a pity I did not get a pic of these :-)
Ashish
I never expect Bats can be such size tiny..!!
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PublishedMay 24, 2011

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