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Pallas's Long-tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 4, February 5, March 5, April 8, May 19, June 9, July 10, August 15, September 11, October 8, November 5, December 10.
Brazil109
Sao Paulo21
Mato Grosso19
Mexico18
Colombia18
Bolivia14
Paraiba13
Minas Gerais13
Costa Rica12
Antioquia12

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyNew World Leaf-nosed Bats · Phyllostomidae
GenusLong-tongued Bats · Glossophaga

Sources

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