Animalz

Schizonycteris

  • Tiny Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) minuta
    Tiny Big-eared Bat
    Photo: James L. Patton · CC BY 3.0

    The tiny big-eared bat has pale brown-orange fur above and white fur below. A Bolivian account describes an insect diet and roosts in tree hollows and other cavities.

  • Sanborn's Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) sanborni

    This small bat is recorded from Brazil's Caatinga scrublands and Cerrado. A pure-white underside and white bases covering much of the dorsal hairs help distinguish it from similar species.

  • Simmons's Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) simmonsae

    This pale-bellied bat is known from western Ecuador. The paper describes specimens from two localities there, including the coat and the surrounding forest environments.

  • Northern Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) tresamici

    This small bat is known from specimens in Honduras and Costa Rica. A taxonomic revision describes white throat and chest fur and rounded ear tips, with Honduran specimens collected in forest.

  • Yates's Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) yatesi

    This bat is recorded in Bolivia. Its back is olive brown, its throat and chest are white, and its abdomen is pale buff.

  • Tiny Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) minuta
    Tiny Big-eared Bat
    Photo: James L. Patton · CC BY 3.0

    The tiny big-eared bat has pale brown-orange fur above and white fur below. A Bolivian account describes an insect diet and roosts in tree hollows and other cavities.