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Small mammals
Tent-making bat
Tent-making bat · Uroderma bilobatum
Tent-making bats build their own roosts and hide during the day, skilfully concealed beneath rolled-up leaves in the tropical forest.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length about 6 to 8 cm, wingspan around 30 cm, weight 15 to 20 grams
- Males and females
- No obvious external difference between males and females
- Sounds
- Delicate, high calls in the ultrasonic range for communication and orientation
- Diet
- Mainly fruit and occasionally nectar
- Offspring
- Usually one young per litter, gestation period about 3 to 4 months
How to identify Tent-making bat
Tent-making bats are small, delicate bats with variable fur colour ranging from greyish brown to olive brown. Striking white stripes run from the nose across the face to the shoulders, giving them a high-contrast pattern.
With a body length of about 6–8 centimetres and a wingspan of around 30 centimetres, they appear slender and agile in flight. In contrast to many other bat species, their noses are shaped into lobes. They can be confused with other fruit bat species, but the distinctive white facial stripes are a clear distinguishing feature.
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