| Carollia | |
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| Silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Carolliinae |
| Genus: | Carollia Gray, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Carollia braziliensis Gray, 1838 | |
| Species | |
Carollia benkeithi | |
Carollia is a genus ofbats often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genusRhinophylla,Carollia makes up the subfamilyCarolliinae of familyPhyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats.[1] Currently, nine species ofCarollia are recognized, with a number having been described since 2002. Members of this genus are found throughout tropical regions ofCentral andSouth America but do not occur onCaribbean islands other thanTrinidad and Tobago. Bats of the genusCarollia often are among the most abundant mammals inneotropicalecosystems and play important roles asseed dispersers, particularly ofpioneer plants such as those of the generaPiper,Cecropia,Solanum, andVismia.Carollia are primarily frugivorous; however,C. perspicillata,C. castanea, andC. subrufa are known to feed on insects.[2]
GenusCarollia – short-tailed leaf-nosed bats
There is evidence that there are distinct differences in vocal behaviour during physical interference interactions at the perch betweensympatrically living, closely related species ofCarollia.[3] This diversity of vocal behaviour may arise from different ecological pressures duringallopatric speciation, and may also be an indicator of differences in speciessocial organisation.[3]
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