This is a seed collected from excrements from a Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia sowelli) at a site in the Selva Lacandona in Chiapas, Mexico. This particular bat species has a wide distribution ranging from Mexico to Panama and is mostly found in secondary forest areas where it feeds on fruits of Piper and Cecropia.
Seed Piper auritum, collected from Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
