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Lonchophylla Orienticollina
''Lonchophylla orienticollina'' is a species of bat found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Taxonomy ''L. orienticollina'' was species description, described as a new species in 2008 by Dávalos and Corthals. The holotype had been collected in 1988 near San Juan de Arama in Colombia. Its specific epithet (zoology), species name "''orienticollina''" is from Latin ''oriens'' meaning "eastern" and ''collis'' meaning "hill", referencing its distribution along the eastern Andes. Description ''L. orienticollina'' is a medium-sized member of its genus, with individuals weighing . It has a forearm length of . The fur on its back varies in color, ranging from an intense orange to brown. Its belly fur is tawny olive in color. It is extremely similar in appearance to the orange nectar bat (''Lonchophylla robusta'') and Handley's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla handleyi''), sympatry, sympatric members of its genus. Range and habitat ''L. orienticollina'' is found in several countries in northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |