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Sturnira
''Sturnira'' known as a yellow-shouldered bat or American epauleted bat, is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The genus name comes from the Latin for "starling" and refers to , which took part in an 1836 voyage to Brazil during which the type specimen was collected. It contains the following species: * Angel's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira angeli'' * Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira aratathomasi'' * Baker's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bakeri'' * Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bidens'' * Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bogotensis'' * Burton's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira burtonlimi'' * Hairy yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira erythromos'' * Gianna's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira giannae'' * Choco yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira hondurensis'' * '' Sturnira koopmanhilli'' * Little yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira lilium'' * Highland yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira ludovici'' * Louis's yellow-shouldered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturnira
''Sturnira'' known as a yellow-shouldered bat or American epauleted bat, is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The genus name comes from the Latin for "starling" and refers to , which took part in an 1836 voyage to Brazil during which the type specimen was collected. It contains the following species: * Angel's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira angeli'' * Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira aratathomasi'' * Baker's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bakeri'' * Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bidens'' * Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bogotensis'' * Burton's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira burtonlimi'' * Hairy yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira erythromos'' * Gianna's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira giannae'' * Choco yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira hondurensis'' * '' Sturnira koopmanhilli'' * Little yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira lilium'' * Highland yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira ludovici'' * Louis's yellow-shouldered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
The little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a frugivore A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, shoots, nuts and seeds. Approximately 20% of mammalian herbivores eat fruit. Frugivores are highly dependent on the abundance an ... and an effective seed disperser. It roosts alone in tree cavities, on branches, vines, and under palm leaves, usually keeping to the same roosts day to day. There is evidence to suggest hypothermia is a thermoregulatory strategy to help adjust metabolic levels. Ambient temperature has been noted as a greater influence on mating than food availability. Its wing shape can also be affected by pregnancy in order to make flight more efficient. Gallery File:Sturnira lilium lostuxtlas2008.jpg, Little yellow-shouldered bat Wingspan File:Little yellow-shouldered bat teeth.jpg, Little yellow-shouldered bat teeth (ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturnira Lilium
The little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a frugivore A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, shoots, nuts and seeds. Approximately 20% of mammalian herbivores eat fruit. Frugivores are highly dependent on the abundance an ... and an effective seed disperser. It roosts alone in tree cavities, on branches, vines, and under palm leaves, usually keeping to the same roosts day to day. There is evidence to suggest hypothermia is a thermoregulatory strategy to help adjust metabolic levels. Ambient temperature has been noted as a greater influence on mating than food availability. Its wing shape can also be affected by pregnancy in order to make flight more efficient. Gallery File:Sturnira lilium lostuxtlas2008.jpg, Little yellow-shouldered bat Wingspan File:Little yellow-shouldered bat teeth.jpg, Little yellow-shouldered bat teeth (ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá Yellow-shouldered Bat
The Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira bogotensis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at altitudes from 300 m to above 2000 m, particularly in cloud forest. The species is primarily frugivorous; it may also consume nectar and pollen. Taxonomy The Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat was first described in 1927 by American mammalogist H. Harold Shamel, who named it as a subspecies of the Little yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira lilium bogotensis''. The holotype had been collected in Bogotá, Colombia. Within its genus, it forms a clade (shares a common ancestor) with the following species: the hairy yellow-shouldered bat (''S. erythromos''), '' S. hondurensis'', '' S. koopmanhilli'', the highland yellow-shouldered bat (''S. ludovici''), the greater yellow-shouldered bat (''S. magna''), the Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat (''S. mordax''), Tschudi's yellow-shouldered bat (''S. oporaphilum''), '' S. perla'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
''Sturnira parvidens'' is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Central America. Taxonomy It was described as a subspecies of the little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') in 1917 by American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman and given the trinomen ''S. lilium parvidens''. The holotype had been collected in 1903 by Goldman and Edward William Nelson at "Papayo", given as northwest of Acapulco, Mexico. The species name "''parvidens''" derives from Latin ''parvus'', meaning "small", and ''dens'', meaning "tooth". The little yellow-shouldered bat has been recognized as a species complex, and some authors have considered ''S. parvidens'' as a separate species since 2000. In 2013, a genetic study further supported that it should be recognized as a full species. It forms a clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
The lesser yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira nana'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is native to Peru and Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology It was described in 1971, based on a specimen that had been collected in 1970. It is a member of the yellow-shouldered bats. Its lineage is basal to the other members of its genus, with the exception of the bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira bidens''. The basal ''Sturnira'' lineages (''S. nana'', ''S. bidens'', and ''S. aratathomasi'') began to diverge from other members of the genus during the Late Miocene (5.2–8.1 million years ago). It was initially placed in the subgenus ''Corvira'', though this taxonomic rank is now viewed as synonymous to ''Sturnira''. Its species name ''nana'' is likely derived from Latin word nāna, meaning "dwarf." It is the smallest member of its genus–a fact that is referenced several times in its initial description. Description It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel's Yellow-shouldered Bat
''Sturnira angeli'', also known as the Guadeloupe yellow-shouldered bat or Angel's yellow-shouldered bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles. As of 2018 it is listed as near threatened by the IUCN. Taxonomy The species was previously recognized as a subspecies of ''S. lilium''. However, it has now been elevated to a species rank. Description The bat is uniformly grayish-brown, lacking the 'yellow-shoulder' trait of its family. Its forearm length is . Biology The species is frugivorous. Distribution and habitat The species is found in the Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ... islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is thought that the bat needs humid native forests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat
''Sturnira bakeri'' is a species of bat found in South-America. Taxonomy ''Sturnira bakeri'' was described as a new species in 2014. Its description was the result of molecular and morphological new analyses. The holotype had been collected in El Oro, which is in western Ecuador. The eponym for the species name "''bakeri''" is the scientist Robert James Baker, for his significant contribution "to the evolution of Neotropical phyllostomids". Range and habitat So far, this species was recorded in three countries of South-America : Ecuador, Peru and 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 Car ....Montoya-Bustamante, S., Zapata-Mesa, N., González-Chávez, B., & Obando-Cabrera, L. 2017 References Literature cited * Montoya-Bustamante, S., Zapata-Mesa, N., González ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choco Yellow-shouldered Bat
''Sturnira honurensis'' is a species of bat found in Central America. Previously, it was considered a subspecies of the highland yellow-shouldered bat, but it has been considered distinct since 2010. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1940 by George G. Goodwin. Since its discovery, it has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the highland yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira ludovici''. However, a 2010 study showed that while it is closely related to the highland yellow-shouldered bat, it is distinct enough to be considered its own species. Its species name "''hondurensis''" is Latin for "belonging to Honduras." Goodwin likely chose ''hondurensis'' because the holotype for the species was collected near San José, Honduras. Description Its tragi are long and sickle-shaped. Biology and ecology It is nocturnal, foraging for food at night and sleeping during the day. In the day, it roosts in sheltered places such as trees. Tree species used for roosting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira aratathomasi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae native to South America. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1968. The first documentation of the species, however, had occurred almost 100 years prior in 1874. The authors received the specimens from Andrew Arata and Maurice Thomas—the species name "''aratathomasi''" is a portmanteau of their respective last names. Description In 1987, this species was called one of the largest frugivorous New World bat species, as well as the largest member of its genus ('' Sturnira'' has been expanded since then, though). Individuals weigh . Its fur is dark gray in color. Its dental formula is for a total of 32 teeth. Biology and ecology Its diet likely consists of fruit, pollen, and nectar. Range and habitat It is found in association with the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is found at generally high altitudes from above sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat
The Mistratoan yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira mistratensis''), is a species of leaf-nosed bat indigenous to the Cordillera Occidental, in the Mistrato municipality in Risaralda, Colombia. Since existing information derives exclusively from the holotype, the status of the species, its environmental requirements, and the trend of the population are unknown. See also *List of mammals of Colombia This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Colombia. Of the mammals in Colombia, four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Colombia is conside ... References Sturnira Bats of South America Mammals of Colombia Endemic fauna of Colombia Mammals described in 2000 {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Perla Yellow-shouldered Bat
''Sturnira perla'' is a species of yellow-shouldered bat found in Ecuador. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 2011 by Jarrín and Kunz. The holotype had been collected in Bosque Protector La Perla in 1990. Its species name "''perla''" was chosen both to refer to something "very precious" as well as the globular shape of its skull. Additionally, the species name honors Bosque Protector La Perla, which is where the majority of the specimens used in the original description were found. Description Its forearm length is . It is regarded as a cryptic species, as it is similar in appearance to the little, Louis's, and Tilda's yellow-shouldered bats. Its dental formula is for a total of 32 teeth. Range and habitat It is endemic to Ecuador. It is found in lowland habitats of above sea level. Conservation As of 2016, it is assessed as data deficient by the IUCN because it is poorly known, and, while it could be severely impacted by deforestation D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |