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Proboscis bat

Rhynchonycteris naso

Description:

known for their habit of sleeping in orderly rows on tree trunks R naso is a widespread bat in tropical areas

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AfriBats
AfriBats 9 years ago
Proboscis bat
Rhynchonycteris naso iNaturalist.org · Proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)


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3 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 9 years ago

Thank you, Maria - and no one said what they were. I'll check that out later

mmlwood
mmlwood 9 years ago

To me they look like Mexican leaf nosed bats or Mexican little bats

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice spotting, Karen!

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

El Dorado, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 20, 2014
Submitted on Feb 7, 2015

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