Obligate Frugivorous Bat Photo Gallery
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Photographs were taken by Dr. Nancy Simmons of The American Museum of Natural History and
Dr. Merlin Tuttle of Bat Conservation International.
All bats portrayed are known or likely to occur in central French Guiana, though some photos were taken outside of the study area.



The bat, Carollia perspicillata, selecting a fruiting spike of a Piper (Piperaceae).

Carollia perspicillata in flight with a fruiting spike of a Piper (Piperaceae).

Carollia perspicillata
perched and eating the fruits of a Piper (Piperaceae).
Rhinophylla pumilio.

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