Anoura peruana

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Anoura peruana
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Anoura
Species:
A. peruana
Binomial name
Anoura peruana
Tschudi, 1844
Synonyms
  • Rhinchonycteris peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Anoura geoffroyi peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Glossophaga peruana Tschudi, 1844
  • Anoura geoffroyi apolinari Allen, 1916
  • Anoura geoffroyi antricola Anthony, 1921

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ Tschudi, Johann Jakob von (1844). Untersuchungen uber die Fauna peruana. St. Gallen. p. 71.
  5. ^ Dobson, George Edward (1878). Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Order of the Trustees. p. 508.
  6. ^ Valdivieso-Bermeo, K.; Brito, J. (2017). Flores Visitadas por Anoura peruana (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) en la Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua (Report). INABIO.
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