Brosset's big-eared bat

Brosset's big-eared bat
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Micronycteris
Species:	M. brosseti
Binomial name
	Micronycteris brosseti; Simmons & Voss, 1998

Brosset's big-eared bat (Micronycteris brosseti) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Peru. It feeds on insects and sometimes fruit and the exact population is unknown. The only listed threat is deforestation.

References

Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Micronycteris brosseti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40028A22064188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40028A22064188.en.

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[iucn-1] Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Micronycteris brosseti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40028A22064188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40028A22064188.en.