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Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus planirostris

Classification

The flat-faced fruit-eating bat (Artibeus planirostris) is a South American species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, but can be distinguished by its larger size, the presence of faint stripes on the face, and of a third molar tooth on each side of the upper jaw. Genetic analysis has also shown that the two species may not be closely related.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 265Peru · 88France