Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat

Thomas's Fruit-eating BatThis fruit-eating bat ranges from Mexico to Panama in Central America. Research published under the older name Artibeus watsoni records it modifying young palm leaves into day roosts.What does it look like?Its fur ranges from dark brown to gray or blackish; facial stripes are usually indistinct, and a fringe of hair marks the rear edge of the tail membrane.How does it live?This fruit-eating bat ranges from Mexico to Panama in Central America. Research published under the older name Artibeus watsoni records it modifying young palm leaves into day roosts.At sites including Barro Colorado Island in Panama, it was recorded cutting and folding leaves of young black palms into boat-shaped day roosts.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.