Broad-toothed tailless bat
| Broad-toothed tailless bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Anoura |
| Species: | A. latidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoura latidens Handley, 1984
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| Distribution | |
The broad-toothed tailless bat (Anoura latidens) is a species of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.
Unlike many tropical bats that rely on the stable warmth of the lowlands, Anoura latidens has a higher-than-average basal metabolic rate.