Pictures and facts about the Spear-nosed bats

pale spear-nosed bat	lesser spear-nosed bat
greater spear-nosed bat	Guianan spear-nosed bat
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Spear-nosed bats

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Genus : Phyllostomus

Facts about the genus Phyllostomus, the spear-nosed bats

Spear-nosed bats are threatened when their habitat is destroyed by people when trees are cut down and land is cleared.

Behavior: Spear-nosed bats are highly gregarious, usually roosting together in clusters in caves or tree hollows, sometimes forming colonies of several thousand individuals sharing one cave. (Full text)

Spear-nosed Bat Spear-nosed bats are nocturnal, sparrow-sized mammals. (Full text)