Jamaican fig bat

Jamaican fig bat
Systematics
Order :	Bats (chiroptera)
Superfamily :	Hare's mouths (Noctilionoidea)
Family :	Leaf noses (Phyllostomidae)
Subfamily :	Fruit vampires (Stenodermatinae)
Genre :	Ariteus
Type :	Jamaican fig bat
Scientific name of the genus
	Ariteus
	JE Gray , 1838
Scientific name of the species
	Ariteus flavescens
	(JE Gray, 1831)

The Jamaican fig bat ( Ariteus flavescens ) is a species of fruit vampire that is endemic to Jamaica . It is the only species in its genus.

Appearance

This is a medium sized bat. The head body length is 6 to 6.5 cm, a tail is missing. The wings are broad and relatively short. The weight is 9.2 to 13.1 grams. Males are on average half a centimeter smaller than females. The fur is red-brown on top and light brown on the underside. There is a noticeable white spot on both shoulders.

distribution

Distribution area

The Jamaican fig bat lives only in Jamaica. Although it is only known from ten localities there, it is assumed that the bat is spread over the entire island. The species is not picky about the choice of habitat; it was found in primary and secondary forests as well as coconut and banana plantations.

Way of life

The food is fruits and insects. Common food crops are cherry myrtle ( Eugenia ) and pear apple tree ( Manilkara ). The main enemies are owls .

Systematics

The Jamaican fig bat together with the genera Ardops , Phyllops and Stenoderma forms the Caribbean subtribe Stenodermatina of the tribe Stenodermatini of the fruit vampires .

Surname

The genus name Ariteus means "warlike", the species name flavescens "yellowish". In English the species is called Jamaican Fig-eating Bat . A German name is not known. The name Jamaica fruit vampire is used for another species, Artibeus jamaicensis .

swell

Richard E. Sherwin, William L. Gannon: Ariteus flavescens . Mammalian Species No. 787, 2005.

Individual evidence

↑ Michael R. Gannon: Bats of Puerto Rico: an island focus and a Caribbean perspective . Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock 2005, ISBN 978-0-89672-551-5 , pp. 108 ff .

Web link

Ariteus flavescens inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Dávalos, L., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Miller, B., Reid, F., Cuarón, AD & de Grammont, PC, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[1] Michael R. Gannon: Bats of Puerto Rico: an island focus and a Caribbean perspective . Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock 2005, ISBN 978-0-89672-551-5 , pp. 108 ff .