Brock's yellow-eared bat
| Brock's yellow-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Vampyriscus |
| Species: | V. brocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Vampyriscus brocki Peterson, 1968 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Vampyressa brocki | |
Brock's yellow-eared bat (Vampyriscus brocki) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname,[1] French Guiana, and Peru.[2]
This bat lives in evergreen forest. It eats mostly fruit. It breeds during the rainy season.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Sampaio, E., Lim, B. & Peters, S. 2008. Vampyriscus brocki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 02 March 2016.
- ↑ (Spanish) Pacheco, D. C. R., & Pacheco, V. (2015). Taxonomía y distribución de Vampyriscus brocki Peterson, 1968 (Phyllostomidae: Chiroptera) en Perú y primer registro para Ucayali. Therya, 6(3), 625-642.
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