Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat

Fraternal Fruit-eating BatThis fruit-eating bat occurs in western Ecuador and north-central and western Peru. It is especially abundant in dry forests and arid areas, and it also helps disperse seeds.What does it look like?The fur on its back is dark gray to gray-brown, while the belly appears paler because the hairs have silvery tips.How does it live?This fruit-eating bat occurs in western Ecuador and north-central and western Peru. It is especially abundant in dry forests and arid areas, and it also helps disperse seeds.It eats fruit and is reported to disperse seeds, especially from plants in the mulberry family. It is most abundant in dry forests and arid zones, with fewer records in semideciduous and humid habitats.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.