Bat (Phyllostomidae sp)

About Bat (Phyllostomidae sp)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Bats
• Family: New World Leaf-nosed Bats

The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. Both the scientific and common names derive from their often large, lance-shaped noses, though this is greatly reduced in some of the nectar- and pollen-feeders. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. Similar nose leaves are found in some other groups of bats, most notably the Old World leaf-nosed bats.