Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Encyclopedia
The Hairy Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus hirsutus) is a species of bat
in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Mexico
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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,...
in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 2000. Artibeus hirsutus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.