Species MammalsCuban Fig-eating Bat

Cuban Fig-eating Bat

Phyllops falcatus

Very rareMammal
Illustration of Cuban Fig-eating Bat (Phyllops falcatus)
Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.

The Cuban Fig-eating Bat is a small fruit bat of Cuba and Hispaniola that occasionally reaches the Florida Keys as a vagrant, representing one of the few Caribbean bat species that enters the continental United States. It is recognized by its short, blunt muzzle and relatively small nose leaf. Cuban fig-eating bats roost in small groups in tree foliage.

Habitat
Tropical forests and fruit trees of the Caribbean (vagrant to Florida Keys)
Diet
Figs and soft tropical fruit
How common
Very rare

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