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Greater white-lined sac-winged bat

Greater White-lined Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata Greater White-lined Sac-winged Bat image
Size: body=5 cm; weight=7 g 
Description: Medium-sized blackish bat with two wavy white lines on the back. Wing sacs, prominent in males, in front of forearms near elbow. 
Activity: Nocturnal. Begins to fly at dusk. 
Habits: Forages near the roost at dusk then further away as the evening progresses. Roosts together in groups of up to 50 in tree hollows or cavities of large buttress trees. Several harems of one male defending up to 9 females can be found roosting together. 
Habitat: Primary and secondary lowland rainforest. 
Status: Common. The bat most likely to be encountered when walking trails and searching for roosts. 
Distribution in Iwokrama

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