Pygmy round-eared bat

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The pygmy round-eared bat (Lophostoma brasiliense) is a bat species from South and Central America.

Description

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Biology and ecology

It is insectivorous, though it may also consume fruit. It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees or within termite mounds.[1]

Range and habitat

It is found in several countries in Central and South America, including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is documented at elevations below Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[2]

As of 2016, it was evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.[2]

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