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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It is strongly associated with streams and moist areas. Although tolerant of man-made clearings, this species prefers multistratal tropical evergreen forests (Eisenberg and Redford 1999). It feeds on nectar, insects and probably fruit and pollen. This species probably roosts in small groups in hollow trees and in small caves (Emmons and Feer 1997).
Range:
This species is distributed in South America and occurs in Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyana Shield, eastern Peru, Ecuador and northern Brazil (Eisenberg and Redford 1999). Principally it was caught below 850 m asl in Venezuela (Handley 1976). It is also in Panama (Handley 1976).
Conservation:
The recommended conservation action is to maintain the habitat. This species occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range.