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Index Brazilian big-eyed bat

The Brazilian big-eyed bat (Chiroderma doriae) is a species of phyllostomid bat from South America.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Bat, Brazil, Chiroderma, Endemism, Fig, Giacomo Doria, Goiás, Hairy big-eyed bat, Herbivore, Incisor, Leaf-nosed bat, Masseter muscle, Mato Grosso do Sul, Molar (tooth), Nasal bone, Nocturnality, Nose-leaf, Oldfield Thomas, Paraguay, Paraná (state), Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Species, Tropical rainforest, Zygomatic arch.

  2. Chiroderma
  3. Mammals described in 1891

Bat

Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Chiroderma

Chiroderma – big-eyed bats or white-lined bats – is a genus of leaf-nosed bat found in North America, Central America, and South America and the Lesser Antilles.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Fig

The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia.

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Giacomo Doria

Marquis Giacomo Doria (1 November 1840 – 19 September 1913) was an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist, and politician.

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Goiás

Goiás is a Brazilian state located in the Midwest region.

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Hairy big-eyed bat

The hairy big-eyed bat (Chiroderma villosum) is a bat species from South and Central America. Brazilian big-eyed bat and hairy big-eyed bat are bats of Brazil, bats of South America and Chiroderma.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

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Incisor

Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals.

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Leaf-nosed bat

The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina.

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Masseter muscle

In anatomy, the masseter is one of the muscles of mastication.

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Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and Minas Gerais (northeast), São Paulo (east) and Paraná (southeast); and two South America countries: Paraguay (south and southwestern) and Bolivia (west).

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Molar (tooth)

The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth.

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Nasal bone

The nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face and by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Nose-leaf

A nose-leaf, or leaf nose, is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (República del Paraguay; Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America.

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Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the south of the country.

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Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator.

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Zygomatic arch

In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or cheek bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (the zygomaticotemporal suture); the tendon of the temporal muscle passes medial to (i.e.

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See also

Chiroderma

Mammals described in 1891

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_big-eyed_bat

Also known as Chiroderma doriae.