Large fruit-eating bat
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Artibeus amplus

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the South American neotropics, specifically in the countries of Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The large fruit-eating bat is one of only a few microbats that engages in the eating of leaves (a behavior seen mostly in megabats).

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Large fruit-eating bat
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References

1. Large fruit-eating bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_fruit-eating_bat
2. Large fruit-eating bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2121/22000620

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