Andersen's fruit-eating bat
Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura anderseni) is a bat species found in South America.
| Andersen's fruit-eating bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Dermanura |
| Species: | D. anderseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermanura anderseni Osgood, 1916 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy and etymology edit
It was described as a new species in 1916 by American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood. The holotype had been collected in 1915 by "R. H. Becker" (likely Osgood's assistant Robert Becker) in Porto Velho, Brazil.[2][3] The eponym for the species name "anderseni" is Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The classification of Dermanura and Artibeus has been a topic of debate, though there has been genetic and morphological evidence to reclassify the species as Artibeus aequatorialis.[4]
Description edit
It is a relatively small species of bat, with a forearm length of 34–36 mm (1.3–1.4 in). Its fur is dark brown on both its dorsal and ventral sides.[2] Individuals weigh 8–12 g (0.28–0.42 oz). Its dental formula is 2.1.2.22.1.2.2 for a total of 28 teeth.[5][6] It has indistinct facial stripes.[2]
Biology and ecology edit
It is one of relatively few species of bats that constructs "tents" out of leaves for roosting. It is likely frugivorous.[6]
It is found in several countries in South America, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has been found at elevations up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation edit
As of 2016, it is evaluated as least concern by the IUCN.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Dermanura anderseni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2122A22000743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2122A22000743.en.
- ^ a b c Osgood, W. H. (1916). "Mammals of the Collins-Day south American expedition". 10 (14): 212–213.
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- ^ LARSEN, PETER A.; MARCHÁN-RIVADENEIRA, MARÍA R.; BAKER, ROBERT J. (2010-10-18). "Taxonomic status of Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis aequatorialis) and revised classification of Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Zootaxa. 2648 (1): 45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2648.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Rocha, Patrício A; Tavares, Valeria da C; Pedroso, Mônica A; Beltrão-Mendes, Raone; Ruiz-Esparza, Juan; Ferrari, Stephen F (2017). "First record of Dermanura anderseni (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for the Atlantic Forest". Mammalia. 82 (4): 388–392. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2017-0034. S2CID 89834550.
- ^ a b Gardner, A. L. (2008). Mammals of South America, volume 1: marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Vol. 1. University of Chicago Press. pp. 314–315. ISBN 978-0226282404.