Ecuadorian sac-winged bat

Ecuadorian sac-winged bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Balantiopteryx
Species: B. infusca
Binomial name
Balantiopteryx infusca
(Thomas, 1897)
Ecuadorian sac-winged bat range

The Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx infusca) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1][2] According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation.[3] In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.[4]

Taxonomy

Balantiopteryx infusca is the sister species of Balantiopteryx io.[5]

There are no subspecies.[6]

Appearance

It is larger than Balantiopteryx io, and smaller than Balantiopteryx plicata. [7] It lacks the white trim of Balantiopteryx plicata, and is darker in color.[8]

Habitat/Behavior

It is found in the mouth of caves, abandoned mines, and cracks in rock.[9] It prefers to live where there is plenty of light.[10] These bats are sociable and live in colonies; they are also insectivorous.[11]

Notes

  1. Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996.
  2. Simmons 2005, p. 314.
  3. Dávalos et al. 2008.
  4. "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  6. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  7. Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.
  8. Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.
  9. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  10. Dávalos et al. 2008.
  11. Nowak 1994, p. 96.

References


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