| Western nectar bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Lonchophylla |
| Species: | L. hesperia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchophylla hesperia G.M. Allen, 1908 | |
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The western nectar bat (Lonchophylla hesperia) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. [1]
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species and frugivores. For example, the spectral bat, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey, including small, dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to use food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats, and small vertebrates, and in the case of the vampire bats, even blood.
Bokermann's nectar bat is a bat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. It feeds on nectar, and is listed as an endangered species.
Dekeyser's nectar bat is a bat species found in Brazil and Bolivia.
Goldman's nectar bat is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.
Thomas's nectar bat is a bat species from South and Central America. Thomas's nectar bat pollinates the vine Marcgravia.
Lonchophylla is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.
Handley's nectar bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The orange nectar bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.
Peracchi's nectar bat is a species of nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It was first described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil.
Lonchophylla inexpectata is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Brazil.
The Chocoan long-tongued bat is a species of bat found in South America. It was described as a new species in 2004.
Orcés’s long-tongued bat is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Ecuador.
Lonchophylla orienticollina is a species of bat found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
Lonchophylla fornicata is a species of bat found in South America.
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