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Thomas's shaggy bat

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Thomas's shaggy bat (Centronycteris centralis) is a small bat of the family Emballonuridae found in Central and South America, from Belize and Mexico south to Bolivia and Brazil. British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas described it as a new species in 1912 from a holotype collected by H. J. Watson in Panama in 1898, and its name centralis is Latin for in the middle. It was previously lumped with the shaggy bat until Simmons and Handley showed in 1998 that the two are distinct. The fur is gray on the back, reddish around the eyes and near the uropatagium, and yellowish below. Despite belonging to the sac-winged bat family it has no wing sacs. Individuals weigh only 4 to 6 g and the forearm is about 45 mm long. The bat is nocturnal, roosts by day in sheltered places such as hollow trees, forages for insects with slow and maneuverable flight, and is usually found at low elevations, mostly below 300 m. The Mammal Diversity Database lists it as Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Emballonuridae, Taxa
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity Database
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Belize

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Belize
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Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Bolivia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Bolivia
Quote, Country distribution, Bolivia
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Brazil

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Brazil
Quote, Country distribution, Brazil
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Colombia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Colombia
Quote, Country distribution, Colombia
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Costa Rica

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Costa Rica
Quote, Country distribution, Costa Rica
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Ecuador

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Ecuador
Quote, Country distribution, Ecuador
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Guatemala

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guatemala
Quote, Country distribution, Guatemala
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Honduras

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Honduras
Quote, Country distribution, Honduras
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Mexico

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Mexico
Quote, Country distribution, Mexico
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Nicaragua

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Nicaragua
Quote, Country distribution, Nicaragua
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Panama

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Panama
Quote, Country distribution, Panama
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Peru

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Peru
Quote, Country distribution, Peru
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Venezuela

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Venezuela
Quote, Country distribution, Venezuela
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela
Sources
1. Thomas's shaggy bat (Wikipedia)
  • Biology and ecology
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees.
  • Biology and ecology, diet
    It forages for its insect prey with a "slow and maneuverable" flight.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    is a bat species from Central and South America.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris centralis - 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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