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SOUTHERN BONNETED BAT Eumops bonariensis
Eumops bats are notable for their huge, forward-facing ears which are joined across the forehead. It is a difficult group with measurements (or skulls) often being needed for identification purposes. This is a small Eumops with a forearm measurement in the range 45 to 50mm.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM418PH) Adult, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Jon Hall August 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM266PH) Adult specimen dorsal, Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM267PH) Same specimen ventral (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM268PH) Same specimen head detail (Paul Smith August 2009).
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