What are the characteristics of the big-eared woolly bat?

Big-eared woolly bats are very large predatory bats with diverse feeding habits. They are known to eat geckos and even fruit. They are primarily carnivorous and insectivorous, though.

Big-eared woolly bats can take preys that weigh around 70 grams, but they usually consume smaller ones. They feed primarily on small arthropods and small vertebrates, including beetles, moths, small mammals, birds and even other bat species. But they usually do not consume the catch until they have returned to their roost in their heads-down position.

These bats usually fly slowly, partially because of their large size; their body mass typically ranges from 75 to 96 grams. Big-eared woolly bats live in colonies that are usually small. Even if they live in ground, their colonies are usually small. A typical colony consists of up to seven bats, usually a male-female adult pair and their offspring.

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