Benkeith's short-tailed bat

Benkeith's short-tailed bat
Holotype of Carollia benkeithi in the Natural Science Research Laboratory's collection at the Museum of Texas Tech University
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Carollia
Species:
C. benkeithi
Binomial name
Carollia benkeithi
Solari & Baker, 2006

Benkeith's short-tailed bat (Carollia benkeithi) is a leaf-nosed bat species found in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.[2] It very closely resembles the chestnut short-tailed bat, and the two species are likely often confused.[2]

  1. ^ Solari, S. (2019). "Carollia benkeithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88110352A88110355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T88110352A88110355.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gardner, Alfred L. (2007). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. p. 211.