Sturnira Lilium
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The little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') is a
bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
species from
South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and
Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
. 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 (mature female) File:Little yellow-shouldered bat wingspan.jpg, Little yellow-shouldered bat wingspan (transparent) (mature female)


References

Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Chile Mammals of Colombia Mammals described in 1810 Bats of Central America Sturnira Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire {{leafnosed-bat-stub