Dark fruit-eating bat

Dark fruit-eating bats are relatively small, with an average body length of , and weighing from . Their fur is longer and darker than that of their closest relatives, being dark brown to sooty black over most of the body, with a white frosting. The underparts are paler, and there are also faint stripes of pale fur on the face. The nose-leaf is broad, with a distinct horseshoe separated from the upper lip. The snout is relatively narrow for a bat of its small size, and the ears are rounded, with a sharply pointed tragus. ==Distribution and habitat==

Dark-fruit eating bats are found throughout the Amazon Basin. They are known from all but the southernmost parts of Brazil, from the Guyanas, and from the Amazonian regions of countries from Venezuela to Bolivia. They inhabit rainforests from sea level to , and, in the southern part of their range, savannah and patchy semi-deciduous forests. There are no recognised subspecies. ==Biology==

The bats are generally low-flying, travelling close to the ground through forested terrain. They spend the day roosting under leaves or flaking pieces of bark about above the ground. Mating takes place between September and November, and results in the birth of a single offspring. == Gallery ==

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