Brock's yellow-eared bat | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Vampyriscus |
Species: | V. brocki |
Binomial name | |
Vampyriscus brocki Peterson, 1968 | |
Synonyms | |
Vampyressa brocki |
Brock's yellow-eared bat (Vampyriscus brocki) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Peru.
This bat lives in evergreen forest. It eats mostly fruit. It breeds during the rainy season.
References
- ^ Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Vampyriscus brocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22838A22059321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T22838A22059321.en. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- (in Spanish) Pacheco, D. C. R., & Pacheco, V. (2015). Taxonomía y distribución de Vampyriscus brocki Peterson, 1968 (Phyllostomidae: Chiroptera) en Perú y primer registro para Ucayali. Therya, 6(3), 625-642.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Vampyressa brocki | |
Vampyriscus brocki |
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