Andersen's fruit-eating bat

Andersen's fruit-eating bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Dermanura
Species:
D. anderseni
Binomial name
Dermanura anderseni
Osgood, 1916
Synonyms
  • Artibeus anderseni Osgood, 1916

Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura anderseni) is a species of bat found in South America.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1916 by American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood. The holotype had been collected in 1915 by "R. H. Becker" (likely Osgood's assistant Robert Becker) in Porto Velho, Brazil. The eponym for the species name "anderseni" is Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The classification of Dermanura and Artibeus has been a topic of debate, though there has been genetic and morphological evidence to reclassify the species as Artibeus aequatorialis.

Description

It is a relatively small species of bat, with a forearm length of 34–36 mm (1.3–1.4 in). Its fur is dark brown on both its dorsal and ventral sides. Individuals weigh 8–12 g (0.28–0.42 oz). Its dental formula is 2.1.2.22.1.2.2 for a total of 28 teeth. It has indistinct facial stripes.

Biology and ecology

It is one of relatively few species of bats that constructs "tents" out of leaves for roosting. It is likely frugivorous.

It is found in several countries in South America, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has been found at elevations up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level.

Conservation

As of 2016, it is evaluated as least concern by the IUCN.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Dermanura anderseni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2122A22000743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2122A22000743.en.
  2. 1 2 3 Osgood, W. H. (1916). "Mammals of the Collins-Day south American expedition". 10 (14): 212–213. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)(Day was Lee Garnett Day
  3. ↑ Kohler, R. E. (2013). All creatures: Naturalists, collectors, and biodiversity, 1850-1950. Princeton University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9781400849710.
  4. ↑ LARSEN, PETER A.; MARCHÁN-RIVADENEIRA, MARÍA R.; BAKER, ROBERT J. (2010-10-18). "Taxonomic status of Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis aequatorialis) and revised classification of Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Zootaxa. 2648 (1): 45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2648.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. ↑ Rocha, Patrício A; Tavares, Valeria da C; Pedroso, Mônica A; Beltrão-Mendes, Raone; Ruiz-Esparza, Juan; Ferrari, Stephen F (2017). "First record of Dermanura anderseni (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for the Atlantic Forest". Mammalia. 82 (4): 388–392. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2017-0034. S2CID 89834550.
  6. 1 2 Gardner, A. L. (2008). Mammals of South America, volume 1: marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Vol. 1. University of Chicago Press. pp. 314–315. ISBN 978-0226282404.