Shaggy bat
| Shaggy bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Centronycteris |
| Species: | C. maximiliani |
| Binomial name | |
| Centronycteris maximiliani J. Fischer, 1829 | |
| Shaggy bat range | |
The shaggy bat (Centronycteris maximiliani) is a bat species from northern South America. It appears to be a slow flier and has a rather regular pattern of foraging in its home range, a feature shared with other emballonurids. It is an aerial insectivore.