Phyllostomidae - New World leaf-nosed bats

There are around 174 species of small to large-sized bats in this family. They are found from the Southwestern United States south to South America and the Caribbean.

They have a long ears and short, broad wings. Some species have tails and most species have a noseleaf. In most species the noseleaf is spear-shaped.

The species in this family come in a variety of colors and patterns and most species don't walk. The diet of the species in this family can include insects, fruit, pollen, and nectar. They nest in colonies in trees, caves, buildings, or under bridges.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
None		Underwood's Long-tongued Bat - Hylonycteris underwoodi Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat - Lampronycteris brachyotis Southern Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris curasoae Mexican Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Dark Long-tongued Bat - Lichonycteris obscura Lonchophylla concava Orange Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla robusta Thomas's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla thomasi Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina aurita Pygmy Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma brasiliense Davis's Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma evotis White-throated Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma silvicolum Long-legged Bat - Macrophyllum macrophyllum Californian Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus californicus Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus waterhousii Macconnell's Bat - Mesophylla macconnelli Hairy Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris hirsuta Little Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris megalotis Common Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris microtis White-bellied Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris minuta Schmidts's Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris schmidtorum Cozumelan Golden Bat - Mimon cozumelae Striped Hairy-nosed Bat - Mimon crenulatum Insular Single Leaf Bat - Monophyllus plethodon Leach's Single-leaf Bat - Monophyllus redmani Banana Bat - Musonycteris harrisoni Pale-faced Bat - Phylloderma stenops Jamaican Flower Bat - Phyllonycteris aphylla Cuban Flower Bat - Phyllonycteris poeyi Cuban Fig-eating Bat - Phyllops falcatus Pale Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus discolor Greater Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus hastatus Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus dorsalis Heller's Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus helleri Greater Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus vittatus Red Fruit Bat - Stenoderma rufum Little Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira lilium Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira ludovici Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira luisi Talamancan Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira mordax Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira thomasi Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira tildae Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat - Tonatia saurophila Fringe-lipped Bat - Trachops cirrhosus Niceforo's Big-eared Bat - Trinycteris nicefori Tent-making Bat - Uroderma bilobatum Brown Tent-making Bat - Uroderma magnirostrum Striped Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa nymphaea Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa thyone Great Stripe-faced Bat - Vampyrodes caraccioli Spectral Bat - Vampyrum spectrum
North/Central American Species
Little White-shouldered Bat - Ametrida centurio Handley's Tailless Bat - Anoura cultrata Geoffroy's Tailless Bat - Anoura geoffroyi Tree Bat - Ardops nichollsi Jamaican Fig-eating Bat - Ariteus flavescens Aztec Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus aztecus Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus cinereus Hairy Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus hirsutus Solitary Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus incomitatus Honduran Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus inopinatus Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus jamaicensis Great Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus lituratus Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus phaeotis Toltec Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus toltecus Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus watsoni Antillean Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla cavernarum Cuban Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla nana Silky Short-tailed Bat - Carollia brevicauda Chestnut Short-tailed Bat - Carollia castanea Seba's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia perspicillata Sowell's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia sowelli Gray Short-tailed Bat - Carollia subrufa Wrinkle-faced Bat - Centurio senex Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma improvisum Salvin's Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma salvini Little Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma trinitatum Hairy Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma villosum Godman's Long-tailed Bat - Choeroniscus godmani Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana Woolly False Vampire Bat - Chrotopterus auritus Common Vampire Bat - Desmodus rotundus White-winged Vampire Bat - Diaemus youngi Hairy-legged Vampire Bat - Diphylla ecaudata Honduran White Bat - Ectophylla alba Velvety Fruit-eating Bat - Enchisthenes hartii Brown Flower Bat - Erophylla bombifrons Buffy Flower Bat - Erophylla sezekorni Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga commissarisi Gray's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga leachii Miller's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga longirostris Western Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga morenoi Pallas's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga soricina Davies's Big-eared Bat - Glyphonycteris daviesi Tri-colored Big-eared Bat - Glyphonycteris sylvestris

Species Around the World
Location Key Africa Antarctica Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH
Little White-shouldered Bat - Ametrida centurio Tailed Tailless Bat - Anoura caudifer Handley's Tailless Bat - Anoura cultrata Tube-lipped Nectar Bat - Anoura fistulata Geoffroy's Tailless Bat - Anoura geoffroyi Broad-toothed Tailless Bat - Anoura latidens Luis Manuel's Tailless Bat - Anoura luismanueli Tree Bat - Ardops nichollsi Jamaican Fig-eating Bat - Ariteus flavescens Large Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus amplus Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus anderseni Aztec Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus aztecus Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus cinereus Brown Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus concolor Fringed Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus fimbriatus Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus fraterculus Silver Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus glaucus Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus gnomus Hairy Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus hirsutus Solitary Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus incomitatus Honduran Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus inopinatus Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus jamaicensis Great Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus lituratus Dark Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus obscurus Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus phaeotis Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus planirostris Rosenberg's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus rosenbergii Toltec Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus toltecus Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus watsoni Antillean Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla cavernarum Cuban Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla nana Silky Short-tailed Bat - Carollia brevicauda Chestnut Short-tailed Bat - Carollia castanea Manu Short-tailed Bat - Carollia manu Seba's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia perspicillata Sowell's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia sowelli Gray Short-tailed Bat - Carollia subrufa Wrinkle-faced Bat - Centurio senex Brazilian Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma doriae Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma improvisum Salvin's Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma salvini Little Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma trinitatum Hairy Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma villosum Godman's Long-tailed Bat - Choeroniscus godmani Lesser Long-tailed Bat - Choeroniscus minor Greater Long-tailed Bat - Choeroniscus periosus Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana Woolly False Vampire Bat - Chrotopterus auritus Giant Vampire Bat - Desmodus draculae Common Vampire Bat - Desmodus rotundus White-winged Vampire Bat - Diaemus youngi Hairy-legged Vampire Bat - Diphylla ecaudata Honduran White Bat - Ectophylla alba Velvety Fruit-eating Bat - Enchisthenes hartii Brown Flower Bat - Erophylla bombifrons Buffy Flower Bat - Erophylla sezekorni Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat-Glossophaga commissarisi Gray's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga leachii Miller's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga longirostris Western Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga morenoi Pallas's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga soricina Behni's Big-eared Bat - Glyphonycteris behnii Davies's Big-eared Bat - Glyphonycteris daviesi Tri-colored Big-eared Bat - Glyphonycteris sylvestris Underwood's Long-tongued Bat - Hylonycteris underwoodi Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat - Lampronycteris brachyotis Southern Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris curasoae Mexican Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Dark Long-tongued Bat - Lichonycteris obscura Chestnut Long-tongued Bat - Lionycteris spurrelli Bokermann's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla bokermanni Chocoan Long-tongued Bat - Lonchophylla chocoana Lonchophylla concava Dekeyser's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla dekeyseri Handley's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla handleyi Western Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla hesperia Goldman's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla mordax Lonchophylla orcesi Orange Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla robusta Thomas's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla thomasi Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina aurita Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina fernandezi Northern Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina inusitata Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina marinkellei Orinoco Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina orinocensis Equatorial Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma aequatorialis		Pygmy Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma brasiliense Carriker's Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma carrikeri Davis's Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma evotis Schultz's Round-eared Bat - Lophostoma schulzi White-throated Round-eared Bat-Lophostoma silvicolum Lophostoma yasuni Long-legged Bat - Macrophyllum macrophyllum Californian Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus californicus Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus waterhousii Macconnell's Bat - Mesophylla macconnelli Brosset's Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris brosseti Hairy Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris hirsuta Matses' Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris matses Little Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris megalotis Common Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris microtis White-bellied Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris minuta Sanborn's Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris sanborni Schmidts's Big-eared Bat - Micronycteris schmidtorum Southern Golden Bat - Mimon bennettii Cozumelan Golden Bat - Mimon cozumelae Striped Hairy-nosed Bat - Mimon crenulatum Mimon koepckeae Insular Single Leaf Bat - Monophyllus plethodon Leach's Single-leaf Bat - Monophyllus redmani Banana Bat - Musonycteris harrisoni Least Big-eared Bat - Neonycteris pusilla Pale-faced Bat - Phylloderma stenops Jamaican Flower Bat - Phyllonycteris aphylla Cuban Flower Bat - Phyllonycteris poeyi Cuban Fig-eating Bat - Phyllops falcatus Pale Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus discolor Lesser Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus elongatus Greater Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus hastatus Guianan Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus latifolius Long-snouted Bat - Platalina genovensium Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus albericoi Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus aurarius Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus brachycephalus Choco Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus chocoensis Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus dorsalis Heller's Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus helleri Buffy Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus infuscus Platyrrhinus ismaeli White-lined Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus lineatus Platyrrhinus masu Platyrrhinus matapalensis Platyrrhinus nigellus Recife Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus recifinus Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus umbratus Greater Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus vittatus Ipanema Broad-nosed Bat - Pygoderma bilabiatum Hairy Little Fruit Bat - Rhinophylla alethina Fischer's Little Fruit Bat - Rhinophylla fischerae Dwarf Little Fruit Bat - Rhinophylla pumilio Ega Long-tongued Bat - Scleronycteris ega Visored Bat - Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum Red Fruit Bat - Stenoderma rufum Aratathomas's Yellow0shouldered Bat-Sturnira aratathomasi Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira bidens Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira bogotensis Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira erythromos Little Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira lilium Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira ludovici Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira luisi Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira magna Mistratoan yellow-shouldered bat - Sturnira mistratensis Talamancan Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira mordax Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira nana Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira oporaphilum Sturnira sorianoi Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira thomasi Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira tildae Greater Round-eared Bat - Tonatia bidens Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat - Tonatia saurophila Fringe-lipped Bat - Trachops cirrhosus Niceforo's Big-eared Bat - Trinycteris nicefori Tent-making Bat - Uroderma bilobatum Brown Tent-making Bat - Uroderma magnirostrum Bedentate Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa bidens Brock's Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa brocki Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa melissa Striped Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa nymphaea Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa pusilla Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa thyone Great Stripe-faced Bat - Vampyrodes caraccioli Spectral Bat - Vampyrum spectrum Xeronycteris vieirai

Additional Information

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Antillean Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla cavernarum
The Antillean fruit-eating bat is found in Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and the Virgin Islands.
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Antillean Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla cavernarum
The Antillean fruit-eating bat roosts in groups in caves.
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Banana Bat - Musonycteris harrisoni
The banana bat is found in Mexico.
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Banana Bat - Musonycteris harrisoni
The banana bat eats nectar.
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Buffy Flower Bat - Erophylla sezekorni
The buffy flower bat is found in the Bahamas; the Cayman Islands; Cuba; and Jamaica.
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Buffy Flower Bat - Erophylla sezekorni
The buffy flower bat is found in subtropical and tropical forests.
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California Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus californicus
The California leaf-nosed bat is found in Mexico and southern Nevada and southern California.
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California Leaf-nosed Bat - Macrotus californicus
California leaf-nosed bats usually use their sense of sight (rather than echolocation) when they are foraging for food.
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Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga commissarisi
Commissaris's long-tongued bat is found in Belize; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; and Peru.
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Common Vampire Bat - Desmodus rotundus
The common vampire bat is found in Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay; and Venezuela.
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Common Vampire Bat - Desmodus rotundus
The common vampire bat transmits rabies to both humans and livestock.
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Cuban Fig-eating Bat - Phyllops falcatus
The Cuban fig-eating bat is found in the Cayman Islands; Cuba; the Dominican Republic; and Haiti.
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Cuban Fruit-eating Bat - Brachyphylla nana
The Cuban fruit-eating bat is found in the Cayman Islands; Cuba; the Dominican Republic; and Haiti.
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Dwarf Little Fruit Bat - Rhinophylla pumilio
The dwarf little fruit bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; and Venezuela.
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Geoffroy's Tailless Bat - Anoura geoffroyi
Geoffroy's tailless bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Greater Spear-nosed Bat - Phyllostomus hastatus
The greater spear-nosed bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat - Chiroderma improvisum
The Guadeloupean big-eyed bat is found in Guadeloupe; and Montserrat.
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Hairy-legged Vampire Bat - Diphylla ecaudata
The hairy-legged vampire bat is found in Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; and Venezuela.
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Hairy-legged Vampire Bat - Diphylla ecaudata
The hairy-legged vampire bat feeds on blood.
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Honduran White Bat - Ectophylla alba
The Honduran white bat is found in Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; and Panama.
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Honduran White Bat - Ectophylla alba
The Honduran white bat is very small bat with a white coat.
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Insular Single Leaf Bat - Monophyllus plethodon
The insular single leaf bat is found in Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus jamaicensis
The Jamaican fruit-eating bat is found in Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Colombia; Cuba; Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; and the Virgin Islands.
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat - Artibeus jamaicensis
The Jamaican fruit-eating bat is found in mature lowland rainforests.
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Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
The lesser long-nosed bat is found in El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; and in Arizona in the United States.
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Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
The lesser long-nosed bat is found is found near cacti, usually living in caves in huge groups.
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Little White-shouldered Bat - Ametrida centurio
The little white-shouldered bat is found in Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Netherlands Antilles; Panama; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Little Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira lilium
The little yellow-shouldered bat is found in Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Barbados; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Honduras; Martinique; Mexico, Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay; and the Virgin Islands.
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Little Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira lilium
Little yellow-shouldered bats often roost alone.
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Long-legged Bat - Macrophyllum macrophyllum
The long-legged bat is found in Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; and Suriname.
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Long-snouted Bat - Platalina genovensium
The long-snouted bat is found in Peru.
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Mexican Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis
The Mexican long-nosed bat is found in Guatemala; Mexico; and in southeast Arizona, south New Mexico, and west Texas in the United States.
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Mexican Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis
The Mexican long-nosed bat feed primarily on the nectar and pollen of agaves
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Mexican Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis
The Mexican long-nosed bat may be the main pollinator of a plant that has economic value in Mexico, the pulque plant.
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Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana
The Mexican long-tongued bat is found in El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; and in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States.
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Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana
The Mexican long-tongued bat's tongue is 1/3 of its body length.
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Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana
Mexican long-tongued bats feed on fruits, pollen, nectar, and probably insects.
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Miller's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga longirostris
Miller's long-tongued bat is found in Brazil; Colombia; Grenada; Guyana; the Netherlands Antilles; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela; and the Virgin Islands.
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Pallas's Long-tongued Bat - Glossophaga soricina
Pallas's long-tongued bat is found in Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; French Guiana; Grenada; Guyana; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Seba's Short-tailed Bat - Carollia perspicillata
Seba's short-tailed bat is found in Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Silky Short-tailed Bat - Carollia brevicauda
The silky short-tailed bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat - Vampyressa pusilla
The southern little yellow-eared bat is found in Argentina; Brazil; and Paraguay.
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Southern Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris curasoae
The Southern long-nosed bat is found in arid grasslands, scrub lands, and tropical dry forests.
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Southern Long-nosed Bat - Leptonycteris curasoae
In the daytime, the southern long-nosed bat roosts in caves and abandoned mines, often in colonies of several thousand bats.
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Spectral Bat - Vampyrum spectrum
The spectral bat is found in Belize; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Striped Hairy-nosed Bat - Mimon crenulatum
The striped hairy-nosed bat is found in Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Tent-making Bat - Uroderma bilobatum
The tent-making bat is found in Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Tent-making Bat - Uroderma bilobatum
The tent-making bat often roosts in nests it makes out of leaves.
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Thomas's Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla thomasi
Thomas's nectar bat is found in lowland rainforests in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Panama; Peru; Suriname; and Venezuela.
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Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat - Lonchorhina aurita
Tomes's sword-nosed bat is found in Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Tree Bat - Ardops nichollsi
The tree bat is found in Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; the Netherlands Antilles; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Underwood's Long-tongued Bat - Hylonycteris underwoodi
Underwood's long-tongued bat is found in Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; and Panama.
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Visored Bat - Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
The visored bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; and Venezuela.
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Western Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla hesperia
The western nectar bat is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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White-lined Broad-nosed Bat - Platyrrhinus lineatus
The white-lined broad-nosed bat is found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Paraguay; Suriname; Uruguay; and Venezuela.
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White-winged Vampire Bat - Diaemus youngi
The white-winged vampire bat is found in Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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Woolly False Vampire Bat - Chrotopterus auritus
The woolly false vampire bat is also known as the big-eared woolly bat. It is found in Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; and Venezuela.
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Wrinkle-faced Bat - Centurio senex
The wrinkle-faced bat is found in Belize; Colombia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela.
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