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Lesser sac-winged bat

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The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America, described by von Schreber in 1774 as Vespertilio lepturus from Suriname. It is brown with white stripes running down the back from the shoulders, roughly 45 mm long, and similar to the proboscis bat but slightly smaller and paler, without white fur on the forearm. It has a characteristic scent gland on the arm that opens on the upper side of the wing, larger in males, and females are larger than males. It lives in heavily forested areas, mostly at low elevations and up to about 900 m, roosting in trees and sometimes buildings, in small groups of two to nine that are thought to be monogamous. It feeds mainly on aerial insects of the order Hymenoptera, including flying ants, foraging under tree canopies by echolocation, higher up than the proboscis bat, which forages over water. Females typically bear one or two young a year. The Mammal Diversity Database lists it as Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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Emballonuridae, Taxa
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx leptura - Mammal Diversity Database
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Belize

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Ecuador

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El Salvador

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Guatemala

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Guyana

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Honduras

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Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Panama

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Peru

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Suriname

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Lesser sac-winged bat (Wikipedia)
  • Diet and behavior
    The lesser white-lined bat feeds primarily on aerial insects in the order Hymenoptera.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx leptura - Mammal Diversity Database
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • Child Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, Taxonomy
    Family: Emballonuridae
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