The yellow-throated big-eared bat, also called the orange-throated bat (Lampronycteris brachyotis), is a medium-sized leaf-nosed bat found from southern Mexico to Brazil, and the only species in the genus Lampronycteris. Its ears are short and pointed and its nose-leaf is fairly small. The fur is dark brown or orange-brown on the back and orange or reddish-yellow underneath. Adults weigh about 9 to 15 grams and have forearms 39 to 43 millimetres long. It lives mostly in lowland forest below about 150 metres, though it has been recorded up to 700 metres, across Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. It feeds mainly on insects but also takes fruit, nectar and pollen. It is nocturnal and shelters by day in caves, mines, hollow trees and archaeological ruins, usually in colonies of ten or fewer, although a colony of 300 was once documented in Mexico. Activity is greatest in the first two hours after sunset and peaks again after midnight.
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It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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A frugivore and insectivore, it is found in lowland forest up to an elevation of 700 m.
Biology and ecology
It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day, such as caves, mines, hollow trees, and archaeological ruins.
Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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