Proboscis bat - Rhynchonycteris naso

Caño Negro, Costa Rica

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Christine Young

Lion

Love it! They are adorable! Posted 4 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, they are very tiny and so cute! :-) Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

What a brilliant find Posted 4 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Costa Rica rivers are a likely point to find them but they are not so abundan so you need to keep a keen eye in the trees of the shorelines :-) Posted 3 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

No idea that these existed. Fun! Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Haha! Me neither until I saw them for the first time in Costa Rica in 2002. I was very happy to see them again my second trip on 2014. They have a very peculiar way to align themselves in a tree and they have very funny pointy little noses when you can see them from close :-) Posted 3 years ago

The Proboscis bat

The proboscis bat, "Rhynchonycteris naso", is a bat species from South and Central America. Other common names include sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat and river bat in English, and murciélago narizón in Spanish. It is monotypic within its genus.

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2021. Captured Apr 12, 2014 18:34 in Ruta 138 / Upala - Caño Negro - Los Chiles, Provincia de Alajuela, Los Chiles, Costa Rica.

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