Sowell's short-tailed bat

Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) is a common bat species in the family Phyllostomidae.^[2] It is found from San Luis Potosi (Mexico) through Central America to west Panama. The species is named after American philanthropist James N. Sowell.^[3]

Sowell's short-tailed bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Carollia
Species:	C. sowelli
Binomial name
Carollia sowelli Baker, Solari & Hoffmann, 2002
Sowell's short-tailed bat range

References

1. Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2015). "Carollia sowelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136268A22003903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136268A22003903.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 385–386. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.