The tricolored big-eared bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris, is a small bat of the American tropics, recorded from Mexico and Central America south to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Adults weigh about 7 to 11 grams and have forearms of 37 to 42 millimetres. The fur on the back is long, woolly and dark brown, and each hair is banded in three tones, with a dark base, a lighter middle and a dark tip, which gives the species its name. It has 34 teeth. It is thought to eat both insects and fruit, is active at night, and spends the day roosting in sheltered places such as hollow trees and caves in colonies of up to 75 individuals. It is generally found below 800 metres above sea level, though it has been documented as high as 1,100 metres. The IUCN considered it a least concern species as of 2018.
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Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tricolored big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Range and habitat, status
As of 2018, it is considered a least-concern species by the IUCN.
Biology and ecology, fruit
It is likely insectivorous and frugivorous.
Biology and ecology, activity
It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees and caves.
Range and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The tricolored big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris sylvestris) is a bat species from South and Central America.
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