White-bellied big-eared bat
Micronycteris minuta is a species of bat in the family of leaf lobes ( Phyllostomidae ) which is native to Central and South America. The Greek generic name Micronycteris means " little bat ", the Latin species name minuta refers to their small body size.
Description
Micronycteris minuta is a small bat with large ears and a short pointed nose leaf, which is typical of the family of the sheet tabs. The coat is brown, the base of the hair is lighter than the top. The forearm is covered with dense hair up to half. The wings are relatively short and wide, which is making the way to an agile flier. The total length of Micronycteris minuta is 52-73 mm, the forearm length from 31.3 to 36.8 mm and the weight of 6.5-8.5 g The ears of Micronycteris minuta, as with its sister species M. hirsuta and M. megalotis connected by a narrow band. Micronycteris minuta is smaller than M. hirsuta (forearm length < 38 mm compared to > 40 mm) and similar in size to M. megalotis. It has, in contrast to M. megalotis a white belly, the Kalkar is shorter than the foot and the tape between the ears has a deep notch up. Other species of the genus Micronycteris do not have a band between the ears and should not be confused with Micronycteris Microtis.
Way of life
Micronycteris minuta occurs mainly in the tropical rain forest, but was caught even in swamps, near plantations on agricultural land differently. The style is like most bats nocturnal and feeds on insects and other arthropods. It is rarely managed to get flying prey, but the arthropods collected from the leaf surface. During the day the animals hang alone or in small groups in sheltered places they with other bat species such as the Great sac-winged bat ( Saccopteryx bilineata ), Micronycteris megalotis, Platyrrhinus helleri and the spectacle leaf-nosed ( Carollia perspiciallata ) can share. Mating probably occurs during the beginning of the rainy season. Each female in each case only a single pup per litter was born.
Distribution and habitat
Micronycteris minuta comes from Honduras prior to Bolivia and southern Brazil. The IUCN estimates the way thanks to their wide distribution as an unthreatened.