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Greater Spear-Nosed Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus

Photo by LeonardoMB
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-21.4097, -46.2592

Field Notes

Description:

This specie is the second biggest of Brazil. This specimen it's a little male. See a pregnant female of the same specie and caught in the same area: [ http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/120676133 ]

Habitat:

This specimen was caught in a closely forest, in a region of an environmental reserve of Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

Some friends of mine are doing some researches of bats, then I went to help a little. The "Phyllostomus hastatus" have a omnivorous diet.

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Comments (2)
Maria dB
Especially like the second photo
Kyle A
Beautiful spotting. Thanks for sharing.

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Bat Monitoring Project
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Brazil Life
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Brazilian Mammals - Mamíferos Brasileiros
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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