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Brosset's big-eared bat

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Brosset's big-eared bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Micronycteris
Species:
M. brosseti
Binomial name
Micronycteris brosseti
Simmons & Voss, 1998

Brosset's big-eared bat (Micronycteris brosseti) is a bat species found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Peru. It feeds on insects and sometimes fruit and the exact population is unknown. The only listed threat is deforestation.

References

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  1. ^ Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Micronycteris brosseti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40028A22064188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40028A22064188.en.