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Sharp-nosed Bat - Rhynchonycteris naso - English
URL: http://www.arthurgrosset.com/mammals/sharp-nosedbat.html

Sharp-nosed Bat - Rhynchonycteris naso - some photos and notes. These are common bats and fairly easy to see roosting over or beside water during the day. A distinctive feature is the way that they roost in groups of anything from 3 to 45 in a line one above the other about 2 to 4 cms apart.

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Rhynchonycteris naso (Brazilian Long Nosed Bat): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/rhynchonycteris/r._naso$narrative

These bats live in tropical woodlands that are stable, nonseasonal habitats. Frequently found in forests, pastures and swamps, all near water.

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Rhynchonycteris: Proboscis Bat, or Sharp-nosed Bat - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/chiroptera/chiroptera.emballonuridae.rhync

The single species, R. naso, occurs from southern Mexico to northern Peru and central Brazil and on the island of Trinidad.

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Brazilian Long-nosed Bat - English
URL: http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/wcs/050230.HTM

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