Artibeus schwartzi

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Artibeus schwartzi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Artibeus
Species:
A. schwartzi
Binomial name
Artibeus schwartzi
Jones, 1978
Synonyms
  • Artibeus jamaicensis schwartzi Jones, 1978

Artibeus schwartzi, or Schwartz's fruit-eating bat, is a species of bat found in the Lesser Antilles. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, (A. jamaicensis). It has been hypothesized that it arose from hybridization of three Artibeus species: A. jamaicensis, A. planirostris, and an unknown third species. [2]

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Taxonomy and etymology

A. schwartzi was described as a new subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat in 1978. [3] In 2007, however, Larsen et al. determined that A. schwartzi should be recognized as a full species based on genetic data. [2] The eponym for the species name "schwartzi" is in honour of American biologist Albert Schwartz. [4]

Biology and ecology

It is likely frugivorous. [1]

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea. Its range includes Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has been documented at elevations up to 120 m (390 ft) above sea level. [1]

Conservation

As of 2016, it is assessed as a data deficient species by the IUCN. Very little is known about this species, and its population size and trend are unknown. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Solari, S. (2016). "Artibeus schwartzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T88109897A88109919. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88109897A88109919.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Larsen, Peter A; Hoofer, Steven R; Bozeman, Matthew C; Pedersen, Scott C; Genoways, Hugh H; Phillips, Carleton J; Pumo, Dorothy E; Baker, Robert J (2007). "Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of the Artibeus jamaicensis Complex Based on Cytochrome-bDNA Sequences". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (3): 712. doi: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-125R.1 .
  3. Jones, J. K, Jr (1978). "A new bat of the genus Artibeus from the Lesser Antillean Island of St. Vincent". Occasional Papers, the Museum, Texas Tech University. 51: 1–6.
  4. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 367. ISBN   978-0801895333.