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striped hairy-nosed bat
Gardnerycteris crenulatum (E.Geoffroy, 1803)
Gardnerycteris crenulatum, the striped hairy-nosed bat, is a Neotropical bat spe…
Common Fringe-lipped Bat
Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823)
Trachops cirrhosus, the fringe-lipped bat, is a medium omnivorous neotropical ba…
Common Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Desmodus rotundus, the common vampire bat, is a New World bat with unique land m…
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823
Diphylla ecaudata is a hairy-winged tailless bat related to common vampire bats,…
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carollia perspicillata is a small to medium-sized neotropical bat that uses high…
Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
Carollia sowelli Baker, Solari & Hoffmann, 2002
Carollia sowelli is a bat species with defined size and fur traits that distingu…
Silky Short-tailed Bat
Carollia brevicaudum (Schinz, 1821)
The silky short-tailed bat is a Neotropical fruit-eating bat that acts as an imp…
Common Big-eared Bat
Micronycteris microtis Miller, 1898
Micronycteris microtis is a small bat species found across multiple countries in…
Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat
Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843
Macrotus waterhousii, or Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, is a big-eared Phyllostomi…
California Leaf-nosed Bat
Macrotus californicus Baird, 1858
Macrotus californicus, the California leaf-nosed bat, is a non-migratory desert …
Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
Lonchorhina aurita Tomes, 1863
Lonchorhina aurita is a neotropical bat species that is mostly insectivorous and…
Lesser Bulldog Bat
Noctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818
Noctilio albiventris, the lesser bulldog bat, is a neotropical bat with a bulldo…
Greater Bulldog Bat
Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctilio leporinus, the greater bulldog bat, is a large fishing-capable bat foun…
Ghost-faced Bat
Mormoops megalophylla (Peters, 1864)
Mormoops megalophylla, the ghost-faced bat, is a medium-sized warm-climate bat w…
Northern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga (Raffles, 1821)
This is a detailed description of the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphrodit…
Northern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, the Asian palm civet, is a solitary nocturnal viverr…
Small-toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata (Gray, 1832)
The small-toothed palm civet is a viverrid native to dense forests in Southeast …
Masked Palm Civet
Paguma larvata (C.E.H.Smith, 1827)
Paguma larvata, the masked palm civet, is a small predatory mammal with a charac…
Binturong
Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821)
Arctictis binturong (binturong) is a carnivoran native to South and Southeast As…
Banded Civet
Hemigalus derbyanus (Gray, 1837)
Hemigalus derbyanus, the banded palm civet, is a small, solitary nocturnal civet…
Malay Civet
Viverra tangalunga Gray, 1832
Viverra tangalunga, the Malay civet, is a solitary omnivorous terrestrial civet …
Small Indian Civet
Viverricula indica (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet, is a small carnivoran native to Sout…
African Civet
Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776)
Civettictis civetta, the African civet, is the largest African viverrid with dis…
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina (Schreber, 1776)
Genetta tigrina, the Cape genet, is a small nocturnal solitary omnivorous carniv…
