Lophostoma Amoenum
''Lophostoma'' is a genus of Central America, Central and South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Species Genus ''Lophostoma'' *Pygmy round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma brasiliense'' *Carriker's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma carrikeri'' *Davis's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma evotis'' *Kalko's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma kalkoae'' *Western round-eared bat ''Lophostoma occidentalis'' *Schultz's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma schulzi'' *White-throated round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma silvicola'' References

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White-throated Round-eared Bat
The white-throated round-eared bat (''Lophostoma silvicola'') is a bat species found from Honduras to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It creates roosts inside the nests of the termite, ''Nasutitermes corniger''. It thrives on a mainly insect-based diet, focusing on the surfaces of foliage to hunt, and also eats fruit and pollen. It has a very wide range and is a common species over much of that range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Taxonomy This species was first described in 1836 by the French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny. Four subspecies are recognised: *''L. s. silvicola'': southern Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, eastern and north-eastern Brazil, eastern and north-eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, central and northern Bolivia and Paraguay *''L. s. centralis'': southern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and northern Panama; *''L. s. laephotis'': Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and northeastern Brazi ...
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