Broad-toothed tailless bat

Broad-toothed tailless bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Anoura
Species:
A. latidens
Binomial name
Anoura latidens
Handley, 1984
Distribution

The broad-toothed tailless bat (Anoura latidens) is a species of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Unlike many tropical bats that rely on the stable warmth of the lowlands, Anoura latidens has a higher-than-average basal metabolic rate. [2]

References

  1. ^ Mantilla, H.; Molinari, J. (2015). "Anoura latidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T1568A22106814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T1568A22106814.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ GBIF Secretariat. "Anoura latidens (Handley, 1960)". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Retrieved 2026-02-26.