Pale spear-nosed bat

Small lance nose ( Phyllostomus discolor)

The Small lance nose ( Phyllostomus discolor) is a species of bat in the family of leaf lobes ( Phyllostomidae ).

Description

The Small lance nose is a medium-sized bat with a head -body length of 7.5-10.0 cm and a wingspan of an average of 46 cm. The fur is usually dark brown to dark gray, with a bright tummy. Like most representative of the sheet tabs also owns the Little lance nose a distinctive nose leaf.

Way of life

Small Lanz noses use hollow trees and caves as places to sleep. The colonies can be up to 400 animals and consist of adult males which defend each a harem of 1-15 females against competitors. In contrast to the Great Lanz nose the female groups do not consist of the same age animals, and the composition may vary within the harem. In addition to the harem there are pure male groups, which consist of mostly younger animals without harem. The members of such a group or a Harem hang close together, where there is a distance between the groups.

Nutrition

While foraging, the animals often fly in groups of 2-12 individuals. Small Lanz noses are omnivores ( omnivores ), but most prefer herbal ingredients with a high proportion of nectar, fruits and insects. The little Lanz noses are known to pollinate more than 40 plant species and play an important role in seed dispersal.

Reproduction

The mating season varies geographically, depending on the region, the females come once or twice a year in the estrous phase. The length of the gestation period is unknown. During the first days after birth, the pups from the mother while foraging around with worn. In the period after the pups usually remain for several hours alone in the hanging place, where they are recognized after the return by smell and individual calls from the mother. The males are not aggressive towards juveniles. There are observations that harem males have even sleeping kittens on her back.

Distribution and habitat

The proliferation of small lance nose ranges from southern Mexico to Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia to the southeast of Brazil, where they are found in a variety of habitats, especially in primary and secondary rain forest, but also in other forests, plantations and gardens. The IUCN estimates that the stock of the type one as not at risk.

Swell

Laurasiatheria Genus Rainforest
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