Colombian short-tailed bat

Colombian short-tailed bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Carollia
Species: C. colombiana
Binomial name
Carollia colombiana
Cuartas, Munoz & Gonzalez, 2001[1]

The Colombian short-tailed bat (Carollia colombiana) is a bat species endemic to Colombia.[2][3][4][5] A specimen identified as C. colombiana has proven to be a chestnut short-tailed bat (C. castanea), calling the definition of C. colombiana into question.[6]

References

  1. Cuartas, C.A., J. Muñoz, and M. González. 2001. Una nueva especie de Carollia Gray, 1838 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) de Colombia. Actualidades Biológicas 23(75): 63-73.
  2. "search results for Carollia Colombiana". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  3. "Colombia". Living National Treasures. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. "Carollia colombiana – Colombian Short-tailed Bat". Info Natura: Animals and Ecosystems of Latin America. Arlington, Virginia, USA: NatureServe. April 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. "species: Carollia colombiana Cuartas, Muñoz & Míriam González, 2001". BilLib.cz: Taxon – Links and literature. BilLib. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  6. Alfred L. Gardner (15 September 2008). Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-226-28242-8. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

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