About Artibeus obscurus (Schinz, 1821)
Dark fruit-eating bats (Artibeus obscurus) are relatively small bats, with an average body length of 8 cm (3.1 in) and a weight ranging from 30 to 52 g (1.1 to 1.8 oz). Their fur is longer and darker than the fur of their closest relatives. Most of their body is covered in fur that is dark brown to sooty black, with a white frosting. Their underparts are paler, and they also have faint pale fur stripes on their face. They have a broad nose-leaf, with a distinct horseshoe that is separated from the upper lip. For a bat of this small size, their snout is relatively narrow. Their ears are rounded, with a sharply pointed tragus. Dark fruit-eating bats are found across the entire Amazon Basin. They are present in almost all parts of Brazil except its southernmost region, in the Guianas, and in the Amazonian areas of countries spanning from Venezuela to Bolivia. They live in rainforests that range from sea level up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft). In the southern part of their range, they also inhabit savannah and patchy semi-deciduous forests. No subspecies of this bat are currently recognised.
