WOOLLY FALSE VAMPIRE Chrotopterus auritus FAUNA PARAGUAY

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WOOLLY FALSE VAMPIRE Chrotopterus auritus CLICK FOR HANDBOOK ACCOUNT
A monster-sized bat, one of the largest in South America, though this species isn´t the blood sucker its name suggests but a vicious predator able to take prey the size of mice and small birds. Apart from its huge size this bat has one other exaggerated characteristic that makes it easy to recognise - those ridiculously long ears!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM1114PH) Adult head detail, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM1115PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) face (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM1116PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) ear (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM1117PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) head dorsal (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM1118PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) dorsal (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM1119PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) ventral (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM1120PH) Same individual as (FPMAM1114PH) foot (Joe Sarvary November 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM106PH) Adult specimen dorsal, Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM107PH) Same specimen as (FPMAM106PH) ventral (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM108PH) Same specimen as (FPMAM106PH) head detail (Paul Smith August 2009).