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Artibeus jamaicensis, Rio Mazan, Loreto, Peru, September 2018  Artibeus jamaicensis,Jamaican fruit bat Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Artibeus jamaicensis, Rio Mazan, Loreto, Peru, September 2018

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The Jamaican, common or Mexican fruit bat is a fruit eating bat native to Central and South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident of the Southern Bahamas. Its distinctive features include the absence of an external tail and a minimal, U-shaped interfemoral membrane.

Similar species: Bats
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Sep 29, 2018. Captured Sep 26, 2018 21:32.
  • SLT-A77V
  • f/18.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm