Silver fruit-eating bat
| Silver fruit-eating bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Artibeus |
| Species: | A. glaucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Artibeus glaucus Thomas, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Dermanura glauca, Thomas 1893 | |
The silver fruit-eating bat (Artibeus glaucus) is a South American bat species of the family Phyllostomidae.[2]
Description
The silver fruit-eating bat is a small bat, measuring only 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in head-body length and weighing 10 to 14 g (0.35 to 0.49 oz). It has dark brown fur which varies little over the body, with faint stripes of paler fur above each eye. Unlike many closely related species found in the same area, the edges of the ears and nose-leaf are said to be bright yellow in colour.[3]
Distribution and biology
Silver fruit-eating bats are found across the northern Andes, from Colombia to Bolivia. They inhabit lowland to mid altitude forested terrain between 200 and 2,000 m (660 and 6,560 ft). They feed on fruits found in the canopy of tropical to temperate forests and roost under cut leaves of banana or palm trees during the day. They breed throughout the year, but with two distinct peaks.[3][1]
There are no recognised subspecies, although this was not the case prior to 2008, when the Bogota fruit-eating bat (Artibeus bogotensis), of Venezuela and the Guianas, was raised to full species status.[4]
References
- 1 2 Sampaio, E., Lim, B. & Peters, S. (2015). "Dermanura glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Ortega, J. et al. (December 2015). "Artibeus glaucus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Mammalian Species. 47 (298): 107–111. doi:10.1093/mspecies/sev011.
- ↑ Lim, B.K. et al. (December 2008). "Systematic review of small fruit-eating bats (Artibeus) from the Guianas, and a re-evaluation of A. glaucus bogotensis". Acta Chiropterologica. 10 (2): 243–256. doi:10.3161/150811008X414827.