Carollia benkeithi
| 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 | |
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Carollia benkeithi Solari & Baker, 2006 |
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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.
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