Lonchophylla
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Lonchophylla is a genus of bats from the family of leaf noses (Phyllostomidae). The species occur in Central and South America.
features
The representatives of the genus reach a head-trunk length of 45 to 65 mm and a tail length of 7 to 10 mm. The forearms are 30 to 48 mm long. Smaller species such as Lonchophylla mordax weigh an average of 8.5 g, while larger species such as Lonchophylla robusta weigh an average of 16.3 g. The fur has a reddish brown color on the back, the underside is generally lighter. Like the closely related flower bats , Lonchophylla species have an elongated snout. The nasal blade is longer and narrower than that of Lionycteris spurrelli , which belongs to the same subfamily.
Way of life
These bats can be found in rainforests and other humid habitats. They rest in tree hollows and occasionally in rock hollows. Small groups often form there. Lonchophylla species eat nectar , pollen , fruits and insects.
species
The following species belong to the genus Lonchophylla . Several of these were newly described in the 2000s or separated from other species as a separate taxon .
- Lonchophylla bokermanni , southeastern Brazil .
- Lonchophylla cadenai , Colombia .
- Lonchophylla chocoana , Colombia and Ecuador .
- Lonchophylla concava , Colombia, Ecuador, Panama .
- Lonchophylla dekeyseri , Central Brazil.
- Lonchophylla fornicata , Colombia and Ecuador.
- Lonchophylla handleyi , Ecuador and Peru .
- Lonchophylla hesperia , Ecuador and Peru.
- Lonchophylla mordax , Eastern Brazil.
- Lonchophylla orcesi , Ecuador.
- Lonchophylla orienticollina , Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela .
- Lonchophylla pattoni , Ecuador and Peru.
- Lonchophylla robusta , Nicaragua to northern South America.
- Lonchophylla thomasi , northern South America and Panama.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Volume 1. 6th edition. 1999, p. 372, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- ↑ a b Lonchophylla in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Ed.): Mammal Species of the World . A taxonomic and geographic Reference . 3. Edition. 2 volumes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Lonchophylla ).
- ↑ Mantilla-Meluk et al. (2010) GEOGRAPHIC RANGE EXTENSIONS AND TAXONOMIC NOTES ON BATS OF THE GENUS Lonchophylla (PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) FROM COLOMBIA ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Neal Woodman (2007) A new species of nectarfeeding bat, genus Lonchophylla, from western Colombia and western Ecuador (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
- ↑ Davalos & Corthals (2008) New species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from the eastern Andes of northwestern South America.
- ↑ Mantilla-Meluk (2009) MAMMALIA, CHIROPTERA, PHYLLOSTOMIDAE, Lonchophylla pattoni: FIRST RECORD FOR ECUADOR
