Greater round-eared bat
| Greater round-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Tonatia |
| Species: | T. bidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonatia bidens Spix, 1823 | |
The greater round-eared bat (Tonatia bidens) is a bat species from South America. It is found in northeastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia.[1][2] The species feeds on fruit as well as hunting small birds. Once caught, birds are taken to a shelter and consumed.
References
- 1 2 Barquez, R. & Diaz, M. (2008). "Tonatia bidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ Simmons, Nancy B. (2005). "Chiroptera". In Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Retrieved 12 September 2009
- Infonatura
- Martuscelli, P. (1995). "Avian Predation by the Round-Eared Bat (Tonatia bidens, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Journal of Tropical Ecology 11 (3): 461–464. doi:10.1017/S0266467400008944.
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