Peracchi's nectar bat
| Peracchi's nectar bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Lonchophylla |
| Species: | L. peracchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchophylla peracchii Días et al., 2013 | |
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Peracchi's nectar bat (Lonchophylla peracchii) is a species of nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It was first described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil.[1]
Description
[edit]The discovery of this species as distinct from Lonchophylla bokermanni has meant that the latter is restricted to a small area of the Cerrado, and might be endangered due to habitat destruction.[1][2]
Bat species in the genus Lonchophylla feed on nectar and differ from fruit-eating bats by having a long, extensible tongues and elongated skulls and muzzles, adapted to their feeding behaviour. L. peracchii is distinguished from L. bokermanni by its fur color and ear shape; the Cerrado species has a grayer hue and shorter, rounder ears.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dias, Daniela; Esbérard, Carlos Eduardo L.; Moratelli, Ricardo (2013). "A new species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, with comments on L. bokermanni". Zootaxa. 3722 (3): 347–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26171531.
- ^ "Discovery of a new species of nectar-feeding bat from Brazil's Atlantic Forest reveals another critically endangered Brazilian Cerrado species". WildlifeExtra. WildlifeExtra. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Millar, Natalie (15 November 2013). "New bat species discovered in Brazil leaves another at risk". Mongabay. Mongabay. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- Teixeira, Tiago Souto Martins, et al. "First record of Lonchophylla peracchii Dias, Esbérard and Moratelli, 2013 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil." Oecologia Australis 17.3 (2013).