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Tree bat

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The tree bat (Ardops nichollsi) is a bat of the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus Ardops. It is found across the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, including Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Oldfield Thomas described it in 1891 as Stenoderma nichollsi, and Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. assigned it to Ardops in 1906. Five subspecies are known, differing mainly in size, and the genus is estimated to be 1.8 to 2.0 million years old. It has brown fur with a white spot where the wing meets the body, and females are larger than males. As its name suggests it roosts in trees, lives in forest and feeds on fruit.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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    It is found in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, in Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Lucia
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    Saint Kitts, Nevis, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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    Saint Kitts, Nevis, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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    Saint Kitts, Nevis, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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