Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.
Peters's Woolly False Vampire Bat is one of the largest insectivorous-carnivorous bats in the Americas, capable of taking prey as large as small birds, frogs, and large beetles. It has large, oval ears and a long nose leaf that aid in detecting prey by passive listening. This bat roosts in hollow trees and caves in the tropical forests from Mexico to South America.
Habitat
Tropical forests and forest edges of Mexico and Central America
Diet
Large insects, frogs, small birds, and lizards
How common
Rare
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