Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Phyllostomidae Scientific name Carollia benkeithi | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera Genus Carollia Rank Species | |
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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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