Long-legged bat
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Long-legged bat ( Macrophyllum macrophyllum ) |
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| Macrophyllum macrophyllum | ||||||||||||
| ( Schinz , 1821) |
The long-legged bat ( Macrophyllum macrophyllum ) is a bat species from the leaf-nosed family (Phyllostomidae) which is native to Central and South America. The genus Macrophyllum is monotypical , which means that apart from Macrophyllum macrophyllum no other species of the genus is known.
description
As the name suggests, the long-legged bat has particularly long legs and enlarged feet with powerful claws. It can also be distinguished from other bats of the leaf-nosed family by the unusually long tail with an average of 37 mm, embedded in the tail membrane. Like most members of this family, the long-legged bat also has a pronounced nasal blade . The head-trunk length is 43–62 mm, the forearm length 34–45 mm. Adults usually weigh 6–9 g.
Way of life
Little is known about the long-legged bat. However, like most bats, it is nocturnal. With its long legs it fishes insects from the surface of water and is thus bound to water. During the day it hangs in small groups in abandoned buildings, hollow trees and caves. There she often shares her hanging place with other Neotropical bats such as the spectacled nose ( Carollia perspicillata ), Carollia subrufa , the shrew long- beak ( Glossophaga soricina ), Peropteryx macrotis , Pteronotus parnellii and the comb-tooth vampire ( Diphylla ecaudata ).
distribution and habitat
The long-legged bat occurs from southern Mexico to Brazil east of the Andes . The IUCN has rated the species as harmless thanks to its wide distribution.
literature
- DL Harrison (1975) Macrophyllum macrophyllum. In: Mammalian Species . No. 62, pp. 1-3.
