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Wrinkle-faced, or lattice-winged bat - CENTUREO SENEX
Endangered
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Bat": "Bat" comes from Old Norse "ledhrblaka," "leather flapper." It became "bakka" and then "bat."
Description: A small, brownish bat with a white spot on each shoulder. Short muzzle; crown of the head raised; naked face covered with wrinkled skin; wing membranes marked with numerous transverse parallel dark bands. Length of head and body 2.2-2.8 in, forearm about 1.8 in; weight up to 1 oz.
Location: Central America.
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests and woodlands.
Behavior: The grotesque facial appearance immediately sets this species apart from all other bats. Most of its close relatives have a noseleaf, but instead, the wrinkle-faced bat has a mass of fleshy growths covering its face. When roosting during the
day, the bat covers its face with a mask of skin by drawing it upward from its attachment at the chin and hooking it on a protrusion at the top of its head. Even the ears are thus covered. In some individuals there are 2 translucent patches in the mask,
allowing the bat to perceive light or moving forms. Wrinkle-faced bats roost among the leaves of trees, usually singly or in small groups of fewer than a dozen. They are fruit-eaters.
Reproduction: One offspring is usual and females breed more than once each
year; the gestation period is unknown.
Go to the Bats Page to get a general discussion of this flying mammal.
Go to the Bats Index to study the other bats included in America Zoo.
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