Se registraron aproximadamente 12 individuos de esta especie, dentro de una cueva pequeña debajo de una roca, en un area de selva mediana subperennifolia, a las 10:30 hrs. Se observaron ejemplares de pelaje mas claro tambien de a misma especie.
The Pygmy Round-Eared Bat (Lophostoma brasiliense)averages 10 grams (0.3 oz). Includes insects (cockroaches, bush-crickets, etc.) and fruit in its diet.
The Pygmy Round-Eared Bat (Lophostoma brasiliense) averages 10 grams (0.3 oz) in weight. It is primarily an insectivore, including cockroaches and bush-crickets in its diet. As is the case with most of Trinidad's bat species, this one does not roost in caves. Instead, male Pygmy Round-Eared Bats are known to bite holes in the hard outer casings of arboreal termite nests until a cavity is formed where this species roosts during the daytime. (Trinibats)
A close-up of a Pygmy Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma brasiliense). This little bat averages 10 grams (0.3 oz) in weight. It is primarily a gleaning insectivore, including cockroaches and bush-crickets in its diet. (Trinibats)