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Wrinkle-faced bat

Mammals

The wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) is a leaf-nosed bat of the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus Centurio. It is found in various countries in and around Central America, from Mexico south to Colombia and Venezuela, with a second subspecies known only from Trinidad and Tobago. It eats fruit but is not classified among the fruit bats proper, and despite its family it has no leaf-shaped nose. A medium-sized, tailless bat weighing around 17 g, it has drab brown to yellowish-brown fur and a bare face covered in convoluted folds of skin that are more pronounced in males, which can also draw a skin mask over the face. It stores fruit in pouches in its mouth. Its skull is extremely short and wide, and it is credited with the strongest bite, relative to its size, of any leaf-nosed bat. It roosts in small groups in dense vine tangles and is rarely abundant, favoring undisturbed tropical forest from sea level to about 1500 m.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
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Child Taxon Of

Phyllostomidae, Taxa
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In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Centurio senex
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Centurio senex
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Belize

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Colombia

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Costa Rica

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
El Salvador

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Guatemala

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Honduras

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Mexico

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Nicaragua

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Panama

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
Trinidad and Tobago

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C. senex subsp. greenhalli is only found in Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela

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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
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1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Centurio senex
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Status and Conservation
    Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN
  • Food and Feeding
    Diet of the Wrinkle-faced Bat is composed of plant material, primarily juices of soft sweet fruits
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat, rainforest
    Variety of tropical habitats including tropical lowland rainforests, dry tropical forests, and tropical deciduous forests
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, dry forest
    Variety of tropical habitats including tropical lowland rainforests, dry tropical forests, and tropical deciduous forests
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Wrinkle-faced bat (Wikipedia)
  • Child Taxon Of: Phyllostomidae, Lead
    is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, bat placement
    is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae
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