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Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
Carollia sowelli
Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) is a common bat species in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found from San Luis Potosi (Mexico) through Central America to west Panama. The species was split off from Carollia brevicauda in 2002 based on genetic evidence. It is also closely related to Carollia perspicillata. The species is named after American philanthropist James N. Sowell.
From the article Sowell's short-tailed bat on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Carollia sowelli is slightly larger than C. brevicauda but smaller than C. perspicillata. It has long dorsal fur similar in color to C. brevicauda but lacking the dark brown tips that would make its medial light band conspicuous. Thus the overall appearance is lighter than C. brevicauda. It has a broad, dark band of fur on the nape of the neck, contrasting strongly with a broad whitish band distal to it. This is similar to C. brevicauda, but distinct from C. perspicillata.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 74148.