Animalz

Stenodermatina

  • Ametrida
  • Ardops
  • Ariteus
  • Centurio
  • Phyllops
  • Pygoderma
  • Sphaeronycteris
  • Stenoderma
  • Wrinkle-faced Bat Centurio senex

    The wrinkle-faced bat has folds of skin around its broad, flat face, giving it a wrinkled look. It is nocturnal and eats fruit.

  • Cuban Fig-eating Bat Phyllops falcatus

    The Cuban fig-eating bat is a medium-sized bat recorded in Cuba and on Hispaniola. It has white shoulder patches, while information about its food comes from only a few observations of fruit and seeds.

  • Tree Bat Ardops nichollsi

    The lesser Antillean tree bat has brown fur and a white spot where the wing joins the body. It is thought to roost in woody vegetation on Dominica, but field observations are limited.

  • Little White-shouldered Bat Ametrida centurio

    This small bat has pale patches on its shoulders. Males are grayer than females and have a swollen area below each eye.

  • Ipanema Bat Pygoderma bilabiatum

    This small fruit-eating bat occurs in South America. It has no tail, brown tricolored fur, a short nose, and white patches on its shoulders. Local migration records are kept to the populations where they were documented.

  • Jamaican Fig-eating Bat Ariteus flavescens

    This bat is endemic to Jamaica. It has a shortened snout and white shoulder spots, occurs widely in forests, and roosts in trees.

  • Visored Bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

    The visored bat is small, with cinnamon-brown fur and fleshy growths on its face. Its behavior is undocumented; one examined stomach resembled yellow fruit pulp, but this single observation does not establish its usual diet.