Lonchophylla_concava

<i>Lonchophylla concava</i>

Lonchophylla concava

Species of bat

Lonchophylla concava is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Central and South America.[2] It was long considered a synonym of Goldman's nectar bat, though is now recognized as distinct. It consumes nectar and pollen.

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Taxonomy

Lonchophylla concava was described as a new species in 1914 by Edward Alphonso Goldman. Goldman had collected the holotype from eastern Panama in 1912.[3] In 1966, Handley published that L. concava was a synonym of Goldman's nectar bat (L. mordax);[4] this was maintained until a 2005 publication asserted that there were major physical difference between the two taxa, and thus L. concava should be recognized as a separate species.[5]

Description

Lonchophylla concava has a forearm length of 32.0–34.6 mm (1.26–1.36 in).[5] Females weight 7.0–8.0 g (0.25–0.28 oz) while males weigh 7.0–9.0 g (0.25–0.32 oz).[6]

Biology and ecology

Lonchophylla concava is nectarivorous and palynivorous, consumming the nectar and pollen of Mucuna and banana plants. It also consumes some butterflies and moths. During the day, it roosts in caves.[7]

Range and habitat

Lonchophylla concava is found in Central American and South America, including Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. It has been documented at a range of elevations from 0–1,000 m (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Davalos, L.; Mantilla-Meluk, H. (2016). "Lonchophylla concava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136706A22036934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136706A22036934.en. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Lonchophylla concava". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  3. [3]
    Goldman, E. A. (1914). "Descriptions of five new mammals from Panama". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 63 (5): 2–3. hdl:2027/uiug.30112106674572.
  4. [4]
    Moratelli, Ricardo; Dias, Daniela (2015). "A new species of nectar-feeding bat, genus Lonchophylla, from the Caatinga of Brazil (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)". ZooKeys (514): 73–91. Bibcode:2015ZooK..514...73M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.514.10013. PMC 4525025. PMID 26261433.
  5. [5]
    Albuja v, Luis; Gardner, Alfred L. (2005). "A new species of Lonchophylla Thomas (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (2): 442. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[442:ANSOLT]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0006-324X. S2CID 28537326.
  6. [6]
    Woodman, Neal (2007). "A new species of nectar-feeding bat, genus Lonchophylla, from western Colombia and western Ecuador (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 120 (3): 340. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[340:ANSONB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0006-324X.
  7. [7]
    Reid, Fiona (2009). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico. OUP USA. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-19-534322-9.
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