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Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818)
This species is distributed from Mexico to northern Argentina and practically throughout Brazil and it is a very common species in several preserved areas of the Atlantic Forest, the most frequently found species in the state of Espírito Santo, especially in urban centers.
Artibeus liituratus weighs between 44 and 87g and with a wingspan 32-33 cm, is considered one of the greatest Brazilian bats.
It feeds on insects, leaves and fruits mainly.
They was in a mulberry tree, in the yard of the house where I was living, which is in a neighborhood near of Atlantic Forest and still surrounded by fragments of this forest.
The town of the coordinates that I gave for search, is not DUQUE DE CAXIAS, as reports the search map of this page, but PETRÓPOLIS.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2005
Submitted on Feb 2, 2016
15 Comments
Congrats Antonio on your 3rd place. I really like this image, thanks for sharing it with us.
Great photo, these little guys are so cute!
Awesome shot! Congratulations.
Thank you, DanielePralong!
I'm really very happy and pround that this photo is among the winners on this mission.
Congratulations Antonio!!!
Congratulations on another achievement Antonio! This super bat close-up came third in our 2016 Best Photo mission in the Mammals category!
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Thank you, venusflytrap2000 and Mark Ridgway.
Super photo
Nice shot!
Thank you, InêsVeloso, Christiane, Leuba Ridgway, Irene Brady and LaurenZarate.
Wonderful!
Super photo! Thanks for the closeup view!
Great photo ! You must live in a lovely place. Thanks for sharing this and for the information.
Wow great shot..
nice shot :)