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Fringed Fruit-Eating Bat

Artibeus fimbriatus

Description:

A adult male, weighing 64g and forearm with 68mm.

Habitat:

This specimen was caught in an orchard, in a region of an environmental reserve of Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

Some friends of mine are doing some researches of bats, then I went to learn a little. The "Artibeus fimbriatus" have a frugivorous diet.

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Interesting one!

doreen.chambers.14
doreen.chambers.14 10 years ago

Wow, what a weird looking bat.

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

Monte Belo, MG, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014

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