Orinoco Sword-nosed Bat
Encyclopedia
The Orinoco Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina orinocensis) is a species of bat
in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia
and Venezuela
.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Lonchorhina orinocensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.