Micronycterinae
- Lampronycteris
- Micronycteris
- Schmidt's Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Leuconycteris) schmidtorum
Photo: Cardoso Cláudio V, Barbosa GP, Rassy FB, Rocha VJ, Moratelli R (2020) The bat fauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Carlos Botelho State Park, Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil, including new distribution records for the state of São Paulo. Zoologia 37: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.37.e36514 · CC BY 4.0 Schmidt's big-eared bat is a small bat with conspicuous ears and a leaf-like nose feature. It gleans insects from leaves at night and roosts in tree hollows.
- Orange-throated Bat Lampronycteris brachyotis
Photo: Cardoso Cláudio V, Barbosa GP, Rassy FB, Rocha VJ, Moratelli R (2020) The bat fauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Carlos Botelho State Park, Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil, including new distribution records for the state of São Paulo. Zoologia 37: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.37.e36514 · CC BY 4.0 The orange-throated bat is marked by yellow-orange to reddish fur on its throat and upper chest. It eats insects, fruit, nectar, and pollen, and uses roosts such as hollow trees and caves.
- Hairy Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Xenoctenes) hirsuta
Photo: (c) Bio.Mundi18, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 The Hairy Big-eared Bat occurs in Central and South America. At a study site in Ecuador, bats carried prey to their roosts and ate mainly katydids and soft-bodied beetles.
- Tiny Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) minuta
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.
