White-throated Round-eared Bat
Lophostoma silvicola
Conservation Status
Data DeficientMammalia · Chiroptera · Phyllostomidae
About
The white-throated round-eared bat is a bat species found from Honduras to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It creates roosts inside the nests of the termite, Nasutitermes corniger. It thrives on a mainly insect-based diet, focusing on the surfaces of foliage to hunt, and also eats fruit and pollen. It has a very wide range and is a common species over much of that range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Fun Fact
On Barro Colorado Island, Panama, the nests used are exclusively those of Nasutitermes corniger, and up to nineteen bats have been found in one roost; active roost construction is extremely rare among bats.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs in forests of various types, in forest clearings and over agricultural land.
Diet
Eats fruit and pollen.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance