Buffy flower bat

(Erophylla sezekorni)

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Description

The buffy flower bat is considered a medium-sized bat,however,compared to those in its genus,it is a generally larger bat.Its hair has two colors on its body;the hairs closer to the body are white,while the distal hairs are brown.The head and face are covered in short,white hairs.Compared to other bats,it has a long snout which sharply rises into its forehead.The buffy flower bat is named after its flowery shaped nose.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Chiroptera
Family:Phyllostomidae
Genus:Erophylla
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