Stripe-headed round-eared bat

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Stripe-headed round-eared bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Tonatia
Species:
T. saurophila
Binomial name
Tonatia saurophila
Koopman & Williams, 1951
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The stripe-headed round-eared bat (Tonatia saurophila) is a species of bat from family Phyllostomidae. It can be found on forests in Central and South America.

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References

  1. Solari, S. (2018). "Tonatia saurophila". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41530A22004890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41530A22004890.en.