Seba's short-tailed bat

Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a small New World leaf-nosed bat of the family Phyllostomidae. It lives from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia, Paraguay and southeastern Brazil, at elevations up to about 2,400 metres, and it is found in moist evergreen and dry deciduous forest, usually below 1,000 metres. Colonies of ten to one hundred roost in caves, hollow trees, tunnels and road culverts, organised either as harems, with one adult male and many females, or as bachelor groups of males, and activity peaks right after sunset. The species is a generalist fruit eater that takes fruit from at least fifty plant species, with a strong liking for Piper, and it adds pollen and insects, so it spreads many seeds and may pollinate some flowers. An adult averages about 15 grams, and captive animals have lived about 12.4 years. The IUCN lists the species as Least Concern, and it is described as common and widespread.