Seba's short-tailed bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Carolliinae
Species : Carollia perspicillata
Which zoos have them?
Artis (Netherlands)The Seba's short-tailed bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Seba
A young / baby of a Seba is called a 'pup'. A Seba group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and VenezuelaSome facts about the
Seba's short-tailed bat
Adult weight : 0.015 kg (0.033 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 17 years
Female maturity :258 days
Male maturity : 258 days
Gestation : 95 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 159 days
Weight at birth : 0.005 kg (0.011 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.013 kg (0.0286 lbs)
Body mass : 0.015 kg (0.033 lbs)
Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)
Facts about the Seba's short-tailed bat
Caught in the Crossfire The short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata) is just one of many beneficial species of bats frequently killed in vampire control programs throughout Latin America.
This short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata) is about to take a piper fruit in Costa Rica.
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