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Artibeus jamaicensis
Medium sized bat with broad, but pointed and ridged ears, leaf shaped nose, ashy grey fur on its back. Wings are broad and dark grey. No tail.
Rafters of building on old sugar plantation.
Nocturnal, feeding on a wide variety of fruits, and also sometimes on pollen and nectar and rarely insects. They play a major role in the pollination of many flowering and fruiting plants.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012
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Bats are so important to pollination! Almost like bees.