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The Phyllostomidae, also known as New World leaf-nosed bats, are among the most ecologically diverse mammal families. [6] This variation is measured by diversity in skull morphology and diet-related characteristics: Phyllostomidae consists of species that have evolved physical modifications for insectivory, frugivory, hematophagy, nectarivory, and omnivory.
They range in size from the Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat, at 3 cm (1 in) and no tail, to the striped leaf-nosed bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, hipposiderids are capable of true and sustained flight , and have wing lengths ranging from multiple species with 3 cm (1 in), to the giant roundleaf bat at 13 cm (5 in).
Almost no phyllostomids have population estimates, though the greater long-nosed bat, Bokermann's nectar bat, Dekeyser's nectar bat, Fernandez's sword-nosed bat, and Guadeloupe big-eyed bat are categorized as endangered species, and the Jamaican flower bat is categorized as critically endangered with a population as low as 250 mature individuals.
The lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. [2] It is a small bat that lives in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It weighs between 21 and 32 grams (0.74 and 1.13 oz), and measures 70 to 127 millimetres (2.8 to 5.0 in). [ 3 ]
Brown-bellied broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) Heller's broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus helleri) Platyrrhinus incarum; Buffy broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus) Platyrrhinus ismaeli [138] White-lined broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus lineatus) Quechua broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus masu) Matapalo broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus matapalensis)
Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros sorenseni; Schneider's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros speoris; Northern leaf-nosed bat or narrow-eared roundleaf bat, Hipposideros stenotis; Sumba roundleaf bat or Sumban leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros sumbae; Pratt's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros swinhoei; Maghreb leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros tephrus
Kitti's hog-nosed bat is small at about 29 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) in length and 2 g (0.071 oz) in mass, [2] [3] hence the common name of "bumblebee bat". It is the smallest species of bat and may be the world's smallest mammal, depending on how size is defined.
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat families, specialised in many forms to occupy a range of habitats and ecological circumstances, and it is ...