Bat (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Bat

Caption

A sword-nosed bat of the genus Lonchorhina. Bats of this genus are found in Mexican coffee plantations, where they glean insects from foliage and help to limit pest populations.

Credit

Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International

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