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Soriano's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Soriano's yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira sorianoi''), is an extant species of leaf-nosed bat indigenous to Bolivia and Venezuela, although its precise distribution is uncertain. Following the postulation of the species in 2005, ''S. sorianoi'' requires contemporary information relating its distribution, environment, and population, along with formal a comparison with ''S. erythromos'' and ''S. bogotensis''. Without sufficient data, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presently considers the taxonomy for ''S. sorianoi'' as incomplete. See also *List of mammals of Bolivia *List of mammals of Venezuela References Mammals described in 2005 Mammals of Bolivia Mammals of Venezuela Sturnira Bats of South America {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaf-nosed Bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species and frugivores (subfamily Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). For example, the spectral bat (''Vampyrum spectrum''), the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey, including small, dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to use food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats, and small vertebrates, and in the case of the vampire bats, even blood. Both the scientific and common names derive from their often large, lance-shaped noses, greatly reduced in some of the nectar- and pollen-feeders. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
