Benkeith's short-tailed bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Carollia |
Species: | C. benkeithi |
Binomial name | |
Carollia benkeithi Solari & Baker, 2006 |
Benkeith's short-tailed bat (Carollia benkeithi) is a leaf-nosed bat species found in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.C. benkeithi was named by Dr. Robert Baker of Texas Tech University, after Ben E Keith, who donated $5 million to the university.
C. benkeithi very closely resembles Carollia castanea, and the two species are believed to be often confused.