Artibeus

• Brown Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) concolor

  This small fruit-eating bat lives in South America. A study in French Guiana recorded Cecropia fruit in fecal samples from this species.

• Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) fraterculus

  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.

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) hirsutus

  The hairy fruit-eating bat is endemic to Mexico. A colony using caves was studied in Jalisco.

• Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) jamaicensis

  The Jamaican fruit-eating bat has pale facial stripes and a leaf-shaped noseleaf. It is active at night, eats fruit, and may fold leaves into a tent-like roost.

• Great Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) lituratus

  This large fruit-eating bat has fur ranging from light to dark brown. It flies among trees at night and forages with other bats for fruit.

• Ecuadorian Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) aequatorialis

  This fruit-eating bat is recorded in western Colombia, western Ecuador, and far northwestern Peru. A specialist account describes it across several settings, from humid forest to dry forest and areas near lowland banana plantations.

• Large Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) amplus

  The large fruit-eating bat is recorded in forested parts of northern South America. A recent study also confirmed specimens from northern Brazil.

• Fringed Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) fimbriatus

  A study of eastern Paraguayan specimens found that females tend to have larger wings; this bat feeds on fruit.

• Honduran Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) inopinatus

  This fruit-eating bat occurs around Honduras. Honduran records include captures in several forest and waterside habitats, and Cecropia seeds have also been documented.

• Dark Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) obscurus

  This fruit-eating bat has been recorded in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Its dorsal and ventral fur is subtly two-toned, and the forearm is densely furred.

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) planirostris

  This fruit-eating bat is widespread in tropical South America. Its pale facial stripes are relatively fine, and figs are among its preferred foods.

• Schwartz's Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) schwartzi

  Artibeus (Artibeus) schwartzi is a fruit-eating bat. HMW 2019 lists known records only from the Lesser Antilles and reports humid forest, mangroves, and many records in converted landscapes such as farmland, banana groves, and residential areas.

• Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) jamaicensis

  The Jamaican fruit-eating bat has pale facial stripes and a leaf-shaped noseleaf. It is active at night, eats fruit, and may fold leaves into a tent-like roost.

• Great Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) lituratus

  This large fruit-eating bat has fur ranging from light to dark brown. It flies among trees at night and forages with other bats for fruit.

• Brown Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) concolor

  This small fruit-eating bat lives in South America. A study in French Guiana recorded Cecropia fruit in fecal samples from this species.

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) hirsutus

  The hairy fruit-eating bat is endemic to Mexico. A colony using caves was studied in Jalisco.

• Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) fraterculus

  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.