Micronycteris hirsuta (bat)

Mass: 13.6 g based on LaVal 1969, Gardner et al. 1970, Bernard 2001, Mena 2010, Meyer et al. 2008, Patterson et al. 1996, Santana and Dumont 2009, and Studier et al. 1983

Diet: insectivore based on Bernard 2002, Giannini and Kalko 2004, Dumont and Nicolay 2006, and Kalko et al. 2008; insectivore-carnivore based on Patterson et al. 1996

Abundance: 0.15 to 1.08% (median 0.32%)

Latitudinal range: -15.3° to 10.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (4)

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Found in 5 samples

Brazil: Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project Reserves 1501 and 1401, Una (forests), Una (cabrucas)

Peru: Valle de Pozuzo

Venezuela: Mayorica

Size measurements:
♀ body mass10.5 gN = 1LaVal 1969
♂ body mass13.1 gN = 1Gardner et al. 1970
♂ body mass10.9 gN = 1LaVal 1969
body mass14.0 gN = 4Bernard 2001
body mass13 gN = 1Mena 2010
body mass14.6 gN = 1Meyer et al. 2008
body mass15 gN = 1Patterson et al. 1996
body mass14.0 gN = 3Santana and Dumont 2009
body mass14.3 gN = 4Studier et al. 1983

See also Micronycteris, Micronycteris megalotis, Micronycteris microtis, Micronycteris minuta, Micronycteris nicefori, Micronycteris sanborni, Micronycteris schmidtorum, Micronycteris sp.