Brosset's big-eared bat

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.

Brosset's big-eared bat

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

References

  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.


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