Silky short-tailed bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Carollia |
| Species: | C. brevicauda
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| Carollia brevicauda Wied-Neuwied, 1821
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| Silky short-tailed bat range | |
The silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda) is a bat species from South and Central America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Mexico and Venezuela.[2]
Diet
Its diet consists of primarily fruits, but opportunistically will glean leaves for insects, supplemented by nectar in the dry season. It is one of the most important seed dispersers for pipers and small fruits in the area which is resides.[2]
References
- ^ Sampaio, E.; Lim, B. & Peters, S. (2016). "Carollia brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3903A22134642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3903A22134642.en.
- ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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