Chiriquinan_serotine

Chiriquinan serotine

Chiriquinan serotine

Species of bat

The Chiriquinan serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species of house bat.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

The Chiriquinan serotine is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide distribution and the unlikelihood of its speedy decline.[1] However, the species is poorly known and may be rare.[1] Its worst known threat is habitat modification, and it has been known to exist in protected areas.[1]

The Chiriquinan serotine is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Amazônia Legal.[2] Its type locality is in Boquete, Chiriquí from an elevation of 4,000 ft (1,200 m).[2] The species is an insectivore and is likely forest-dependent.[1] It prefers moist habitats, montane tropical forests, or evergreen forests.[1]

It is considered to be distinct from the little black serotine and the Brazilian brown bat.[2] The IUCN Red List includes Eptesicus montosus with the Chiriquinan serotine.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Solari, S. (2019). "Eptesicus chiriquinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136524A21981386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136524A21981386.en.
  2. [2]
    Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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