Yellow-throated big-eared bat

Yellow-throated big-eared bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Lampronycteris Sanborn, 1949
Species:	L. brachyotis
Binomial name
Lampronycteris brachyotis Dobson, 1879
Synonyms
Micronycteris brachyotis Dobson, 1879 Lampronycteris platyceps Sanborn, 1949

The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat^[2] (Lampronycteris brachyotis) is a species of bat from South and Central America, where it ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is monotypic within the genus Lampronycteris.^[3] It is a frugivore and insectivore and is found in lowland forest up to an elevation of 700 m.^[1] Activity is greatest in the first two hours after sunset, and peaks again after midnight.^[1]

References

1. Ochoa, J.; Lew, D.; Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S.; Arroyo Cabrales, J.; Álvarez Castañeda, S. T.; Cuarón, A. D. & de Grammont, P. C. (2008). "Lampronycteris brachyotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 Sep 2011.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Lampronycteris". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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