Common Short-tailed Fruit Bat
Carollia perspicillata 
Size: body=6 cm; weight=20 g 
Description: Medium sized greyish brown bat. Dorsal hairs have a distinctive tricolour pattern of a dark base and tip with a whitish middle band. Moderate-sized noseleaf. Chin has a large central wart surrounded by smaller bumps. 
Activity: Will regularly fly over a kilometre from its roost and typically forages in the understory. 
Habits: Feeds primarily on small fruits but also insects and nectar. This bat distributes the seeds of colonizing plants, including small-fruited species in the genus Piper, into open areas such as new clearings created by tree falls. Roosts in a variety of places including hollow trees, logs, buildings, culverts, and caves. Groups are usually small but some colonies may number over a thousand. 
Habitat: Found in most tropical habitats, from rain forest to savannah, especially disturbed areas. 
Status: One of the commonest bats in Iwokrama. 
Distribution in Iwokrama