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Spix’s disk bat

mammal

Also known as: Thyroptera tricolor

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In disk-winged bat
Spix’s disk-winged bat (Thyroptera tricolor) lives in small, cohesive colonies that roost in rolled-up leaves. It is unique among bats for its “heads-up” roosting posture.
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