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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 75 



Chiroderma villosum 

 Shaggy-haired Bat 



Shaggy-haired bats are found from Veracruz, Mexico, to Brazil (Fig. 51). The 

 Central American subspecies is Chirodenna villosum jesupi, the nominate race being 

 restricted to South America and Trinidad. 



This species is normally found in primary tropical forests at lower elevations. 

 Roosting sites are unknown. Although presumed to be frugivorous, nothing is known 

 of this bat's food habits. The species is polyestrous, but details of the cycle are 

 unknown. 



Goodwin (1946) first reported this species from Costa Rica based on a specimen 

 from Guanacaste. Armstrong (1969) took the first specimen from La Selva, and 

 LaVal and Fitch (1977) added a second. 



Specimens examined (6)— Puerto Viejo, Rio Sarapiqui, 100 m [1 male, KU; 



1 male, 1 female, UMMZ]; Finca La Selva, 3 km S of Puerto Viejo, 70 m [1 male, 



2 females, LACM]. 



Fig. 5L Shaggy-haired bat, Chiroderma villosum. Photo by B. L. Clauson. 



