''Dryadonycteris capixaba'' is a species of
leaf-nosed bat found in South America. It is
the only species within the genus ''Dryadonycteris''.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was
described as a new species in 2012. It was described in part from museum specimens that had been identified as the
lesser long-tongued bat
The lesser long-tongued bat (''Choeroniscus minor''), also called the lesser long-tailed bat, is a bat species from South America.
Description
Relatively small among bats, members of this species have a total length of , a forearm around long, ...
. The
holotype was collected in 2011 in
Linhares, Brazil. It is within the subfamily
Glossophaginae
Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.
List of species
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
* Tribe Glossophagini
**Genus: '' Anoura'' - Geoffroy's long-nosed bats
***'' Anoura aequatoris''
*** Cadena's tailless bat, ''Anoura cadenai''
*** Ta ...
. The genus name ''Dryadonycteris'' was derived from
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius's name for
Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...
, "Dryades." "Dryades" was derived from Greek
dryad, or "wood nymph." "''Dryadonycteris''" literally means "bat from Dryades," here meaning Atlantic Forest. The
species name "''capixaba''" is from the
Tupia language meaning "a native of the state of
Espírito Santo."
Description
It is similar in appearance to ''
Lichonycteris
''Lichonycteris'' (Little long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Its members are native to South America.
Species
*''L. degener'' (Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Miller, 1931): Pale brown long-nosed bat
*''L. obscura'' (Old ...
'' and ''
Choeroniscus
''Choeroniscus'' (long-tailed bat) is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.
It contains the following species:
* Godman's long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus godmani'')
* Greater long-tailed bat
The greater long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus ...
'' species.
It is a small member of Glossophaginae, with a forearm length of . It has a triangular
nose-leaf. Its tail is short at about . It has a
dental formula of for a total of 30 teeth.
Biology and ecology
It is
nectarivorous.
Range and habitat
It is currently only known from
Brazil. It has been documented at elevations of and above sea level.
References
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Mammals described in 2012
Bats of Brazil
Phyllostomidae