Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat
A Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) about to take a ripe fig in Ivory Coast, Africa. These and other small fruit-eating bats can account for more than 95% of reforestation in cleared areas.
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