About Carollia brevicaudum (Schinz, 1821)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
The silky short-tailed bat, scientifically known as Carollia brevicaudum, is a bat species that occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Primary Diet
Its diet is primarily made up of fruits.
Supplementary Food Sources
It opportunistically gleans leaves to consume insects, and supplements its diet with nectar during the dry season.
Ecological Role
It is one of the most important seed dispersers for pipers and small fruiting plants in the regions where it lives.
