Heller's broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus helleri'') is a
bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ...
species from
South and
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
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References
Platyrrhinus
Bats of South America
Bats of Brazil
Mammals of Colombia
Mammals described in 1866
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Bats of Central America
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