Giant long-eared bat - Giant long-eared bat

Japanese: オオヘラコウモリ - おおへらこうもり
Giant long-eared bat - Giant long-eared bat

…Their diet consists mainly of insects, fruit, and pollen, although some are carnivorous. The most common, the giant long-eared bat, Phyllostomus hastatus , eats fruit, insects, and small vertebrates, but its powerful canines enable it to kill small birds and other bats. Pollen- and nectar-eating species have long tongues that can be extended far outside the mouth and have brush-like tips. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "giant long-eared bat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…食物はおもに昆虫,果物,花粉であるが,肉食のものもある。もっともふつうのオオヘラコウモリPhyllostomus hastatusは果物,昆虫および小さい脊椎動物を食べるが,犬歯ががんじょうで小鳥や他のコウモリをかみ殺すこともできる。花粉や花みつを食べる類は舌が長く,口外に長く突き出すことができその先端はブラシ状を呈する。…

※「オオヘラコウモリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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