Benkeith's short-tailed bat
| Benkeith's short-tailed bat | |
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| Photograph of a live specimen of Carollia benkeithi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Carollia |
| Species: | C. benkeithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Carollia benkeithi Solari & Baker, 2006
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Benkeith's short-tailed bat (Carollia benkeithi) is a leaf-nosed bat species found in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. It very closely resembles the chestnut short-tailed bat, and the two species are likely often confused.