THC Science

Benkeith's short-tailed bat
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.^[1] C. benkeithi was named by Dr. Robert Baker of Texas Tech University, after Ben E Keith, who donated $5 million to the university.^[2]

C. benkeithi very closely resembles Carollia castanea, and the two species are believed to be often confused.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Gardner, Alfred L. (2007), Mammals of South America: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats, p. 211
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