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Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
Cardoso Cláudio V, Barbosa GP, Rassy FB, Rocha VJ, Moratelli R (2020) The bat fa, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bats

Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat

Lampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-throated Big-eared Bat
DutchOranjekeelgrootoorvleermuis
SpanishMurciélago orejón de garganta amarilla
Chinese—
Scientific nameLampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879)

About this species

The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat(Lampronycteris brachyotis) is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus Lampronycteris. A frugivore and insectivore, it is found in lowland forest up to an elevation of 700 m. Its activity is greatest in the first two hours after sunset, and peaks again after midnight.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae
GenusLampronycteris

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