Brosset's big-eared bat

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Brosset's big-eared bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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

  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.