greater spear-nosed bat
phyllostomus hastatus latin

The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America.

Lecythis zabucajo, Sapucaia or Paradise Nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil, and which distribution range is much the same as that of the Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus).

The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America.

Bats, particularly Phyllostomus hastatus, play an important role in dispersal of the species as they eat the aril and have to remove the nut from the capsule in order to do so.

Lecythis zabucajo, Sapucaia or Paradise Nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil, and which distribution range is much the same as that of the Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus).