Anoura peruana
Anoura peruana | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Anoura |
Species: | A. peruana
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Binomial name | |
Anoura peruana Tschudi, 1844
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Anoura peruana is a species of bat from Colombia and Peru. It was elevated to a species in 2010, after previously being considered a subspecies of Geoffroy's tailless bat (A. geoffroyi).[2] The females are larger than the males.[3]
Taxonomy and etymology[]
It was described as a new species in 1844 by Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi. Tschudi initially placed it in the genus Glossophaga and the subgenus Choeronycteris, with a scientific name of Glossophaga (Choeronycteris) peruana.[4] Beginning in 1878 at latest, it was published as synonymous with Geoffroy's tailless bat.[5] In 2010, however, researchers concluded that A. peruana was morphologically distinct enough to be considered a full species. Its species name "peruana" means "Peruvian."
Description[]
Several characters were used to differentiate A. peruana from Geoffroy's tailless bat. A. peruana has a larger skull; its zygomatic arches are incomplete; its uropatagium is smaller; and its fur is darker.
Biology and ecology[]
It is a nectarivorous species of bat. Species of flowers that it visits includes , Bomarea multiflora, Leonotis nepetifolia, and . It could be an important pollen disperser in its ecosystem, as large amounts of pollen have been detected on individuals.[6]
Range and habitat[]
It is found in several countries in South America, including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is found at mid- to high-elevation regions of the Andes.[3]
References[]
- ^ Tirira, D.G.; Solari, S. (2019). "Anoura peruana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88109497A88109500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T88109497A88109500.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Solari, S. (2016). "Anoura geoffroyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88109511A88109515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88109511A88109515.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Mantilla-Meluk, H.; Baker, R. J. (2010). "New species of Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia, with systematic remarks and notes on the distribution of the A. geoffroyi complex". Museum of Texas Tech University (292).
- ^ Tschudi, Johann Jakob von (1844). Untersuchungen uber die Fauna peruana. St. Gallen. p. 71.
- ^ Dobson, George Edward (1878). Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Order of the Trustees. p. 508.
- ^ Valdivieso-Bermeo, K.; Brito, J. (2017). Flores Visitadas por Anoura peruana (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) en la Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua (Report). INABIO.
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Anoura
- Bats of South America
- Mammals of Colombia
- Mammals of Peru
- Mammals described in 2010