Large fruit-eating bat

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.^[2] The large fruit-eating bat is one of only a few microbats that eats leaves (a behavior seen mostly in megabats).^[3]

Large fruit-eating bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Artibeus
Species:	A. amplus
Binomial name
Artibeus amplus Handley, 1987