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Greater round-eared bat

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Greater round-eared bat
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T. bidens
Binomial name
Tonatia bidens
Spix, 1823

The greater round-eared bat (Tonatia bidens) is a bat species from South America. It is found in northeastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia.[1][2] The species feeds on fruit as well as hunting small birds. Once caught, birds are taken to a shelter and consumed.

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  2. ^ Simmons, Nancy B. (2005). "Chiroptera". In Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Retrieved 12 September 2009Template:Inconsistent citations{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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  • Martuscelli, P. (1995). "Avian Predation by the Round-Eared Bat (Tonatia bidens, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 11 (3): 461–464. doi:10.1017/S0266467400008944.