FRINGED FRUIT-EATING BAT Artibeus fimbriatus FAUNA PARAGUAY

FRINGED FRUIT-EATING BAT Artibeus fimbriatus
Three species of Artibeus are present in Paraguay, all are relatively similar in appearance. This species is intermediate in size between the two other species of Paraguayan Artibeus and is typically dark in colouration with only weak head stripes. That said it can be extremely variable an examination of skull characteristics is sometimes required for a specific designation.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM446PH) Adult ventral view, Estanica Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra May 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM447PH) Same specimen head lateral (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra May 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM448PH) Same specimen dorsal (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra May 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM449PH) Same specimen head dorsal (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra May 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM136PH) Adult specimen dorsal, Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM137PH) Same specimen ventral (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM138PH) Same specimen head detail (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM1146PH) Adult head frontal, Estanica Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jon Smit January 2011).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM1147PH) Same specimen as (FPMAM1146PH) head lateral (Jon Smit January 2011).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM1148PH) Adult dorsal, Estanica Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jon Smit January 2011).