Brazilian big-eyed bat

The Brazilian big-eyed bat, Chiroderma doriae, is a small phyllostomid bat of South America, named in honour of the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria. It measures 7 to 8 centimetres in total length and weighs 27 to 33 grams. It has greyish brown fur, paler underparts, a distinct white stripe down the middle of the back and smaller white stripes above the eyes. Its few teeth, spike-like upper incisors and large molars let it chew hard seeds, and it is highly specialised for eating figs. The bat is nocturnal, most active after midnight, and does not appear to be gregarious, with groups of no more than five reported. It lives in eastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Parana and inland to Goias and Mato Grosso do Sul, and has also been found in eastern Paraguay, in forests, small woods, farmland and parks.