Little white-shouldered bat
| Little white-shouldered bat | ||||||||||||
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| Ametrida | ||||||||||||
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| Ametrida centurio | ||||||||||||
| JE Gray, 1847 |
The small white-shouldered bat ( Ametrida centurio ) is a bat species from the leaf-nosed family (Phyllostomidae), which is native to Central and South America. The genus Ametrida is monotypical , which means that apart from Ametrida centurio, no other species of the genus is known. No subspecies are distinguished either.
The Greek generic name "Ametrida" means something like "destroyer". The species name "centurio" is derived from the Latin centum (= hundred), which refers to the old appearance of the species.
description
The small white-shouldered bat is a small bat with an average head-to-trunk length of 40 mm in males and 46.6 mm in females. The females are thus 17% larger than the males (sexual dimorphism ). The snout is short and the mouth wide, the lips have small papillae. The eyes are large with a yellow iris, the ears are relatively small and wide. The tail membrane is very hairy. There is no actual tail. Like most leaf noses , Ametrida centurio also has a nasal blade , which is relatively small compared to other species in this family. The fur is light brown, with that of the males being somewhat greyish in color than that of the females. Both sexes each have a white spot on the shoulder, which earned them the name “white-shouldered bat” (“white-shouldered bat”).
Way of life
The lesser white-shouldered bat is very rarely caught in nets, so little is known about this species. It is usually found in evergreen forests near bodies of water and wetlands in lowlands. The animals eat fruit. In Trinidad, pregnant females were captured with a single embryo in July and August.
distribution and habitat
The distribution of the lesser white-shouldered bat ranges from Panama to Colombia to the Amazon of Brazil . Thanks to its widespread use, the IUCN classifies its population as safe.
Web links
Images of Ametrida centurio : 1 , 2
literature
- TE Lee, DJ Dominguez: Ametrida centurio , Mammalian Species , No. 640 (2000): pp. 1-4. - doi : 10.1644 / 1545-1410 (2000) 640 <0001: AC> 2.0.CO; 2