Colombian Short-tailed Bat
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The Colombian Short-tailed Bat, Carollia colombiana is a bat
species from Colombia
.
. A specimen identified as C. colombiana has been proven to be a C. castanea (Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
), calling the definition of C. colombiana into question.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
species from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
. A specimen identified as C. colombiana has been proven to be a C. castanea (Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat, Carollia castanea, is a bat species from South and Central America....
), calling the definition of C. colombiana into question.