Long-legged bat

The long-legged bat ( Macrophyllum macrophyllum ) is a species of bat in the family of leaf lobes ( Phyllostomidae ) which is native to Central and South America. The genus Macrophyllum mono typical, that is, that no further addition Macrophyllum macrophyllum species of the genus is well known.

Description

The long-legged bat has as the name suggests very long legs and enlarged feet with powerful claws. They also can be distinguished from other bats of the family of the leaf using the tabs with an average of 37 mm unusually long, embedded in the tail wing membrane tail. Like most members of this family also owns the long-legged bat a pronounced nose leaf. The head-body length is 43-62 mm, the forearm length 34-45 mm. Adult animals usually weigh 6-9 g

Way of life

Relatively little is known about the long-legged bat. However, it is like most bats nocturnal. With her long legs, she fishes insects from water surfaces and is therefore bound to water. During the day it hangs in small groups in abandoned buildings, hollow trees and caves. There she shares her hanging place often with other Neotropical bats like the glasses leaf-nosed ( Carollia perspicillata ), Carollia subrufa, the Spitzmauslangzüngler ( Glossophaga soricina ) Peropteryx macrotis, Pteronotus parnellii and the comb-tooth vampire ( Diphylla ecaudata ).

Distribution and habitat

The long-legged bat comes from southern Mexico to Brazil to the east front of the Andes. The IUCN estimates that kind thanks to their wide distribution as an unthreatened.