Fringe-lipped bat

Frans lip bat ( Trachops cirrhosus )

The Frans lip bat ( Trachops cirrhosus ) is a bat species from the subfamily of the lance noses ( Phyllostominae ). It is named from the wart-like projections on the lower lip.

The coat of this bat is reddish - brown or greyish, characteristic, as with many lance nose long, quergefurchten ears and pointed nose leaf. The animals reach a body length 76-88 mm and a weight of around 32 grams. The short tail is 12 to 21 millimeters long.

Frans lip bats are distributed from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Their habitat are mainly forests, sometimes they also occur on plantations. When sleeping quarters serve them tree hollows, caves or buildings.

The food of these animals consists of insects and small vertebrates. Especially her hunt for frogs she has made known. Frogs croak often at night in groups, to attract females, the Frans lip bats are guided by these sounds and can kill up to 12 animals per hour. Stay the frogs silent, the yield of bats is far lower. The Frans lip bats are also able to identify individual frog species based on the Quakgeräusche, so they can distinguish poisonous from edible prey.