Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
ID: 205545
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Encontro das Aguas, Pantanal Mato Grosso Brazil
Date & Time: 19/9/19 1:07:36 PM
Original size (pixels): width 4000, height 3000
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
Focal Length: 400.0 mm
Also known as Brazilian Long-nosed Bat. They have irregular white stripes down the back and pale spots on the forearms, thought to be for camouflage. Widespread in Central and South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Bolivia and central Brazil.
Gallery revised on Tuesday, 7 April 2020