Great fruit-eating bat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Great fruit-eating bat |
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Artibeus
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lituratus
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Artibeus intermedius Allen, 1897 |
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The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Description
They weigh 10.5 grams (0.37 oz) at birth and grow to 65 grams (2.3 oz) as adults. The heart of A. lituratus contains unique membranous structures not seen in any other mammal. The functions of these differences are still being studied, but may possibly aid in keeping the heart in the correct position while upside down, flight assistance, and energy reservation.
Threats
Reproductive damage within A. lituratus has been linked with the insecticide deltamethrin.
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See also
In Spanish: Artibeus lituratus para niños
