Pygmy round-eared bat
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Pygmy round-eared bat
| image = Lophostoma brasiliense (Marco Mello).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = {{Cite journal | author = Sampaio, E. | author2 = Lim, B. | author3 = Peters, S. | author4 = Miller, B. | author5 = Cuarón, A.D. | author6 = de Grammont, P.C. | name-list-style = amp | title = Lophostoma brasiliense | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2016 | page = e.T21984A115164165 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2016 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21984/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21984A21975227.en | access-date = 13 December 2017| doi-access = free }}
| genus = Lophostoma
| species = brasiliense
| authority = Peters, 1866
| range_map= Distribution of Lophostoma brasiliense.png
}}
The pygmy round-eared bat (Lophostoma brasiliense) is a bat species from South and Central America.
Description
Its ears are large with rounded tips. Its upper lip has several small warts. The fur is dark brown or black in color. Its forearm is {{convert|33-36|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. Individuals weigh {{convert|9-11|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Its dental formula is {{DentalFormula|upper=2.1.2.3|lower=1.1.3.3}} for a total of 32 teeth.{{cite book| editor-last=Ceballos| editor-first1= G.| last1= Medellín| first1=Rodrigo| year=2014| title=Mammals of Mexico| publisher= JHU Press| isbn=978-1421408439| pages=697–698}}
Biology and ecology
It is insectivorous, though it may also consume fruit. It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees or within termite mounds.
Range and habitat
It is found in several countries in Central and South America, including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is documented at elevations below {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
As of 2016, it was evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.
References
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Category:Bats of Central America
Category:Bats of South America