Ecuadorian sac-winged bat

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Ecuadorian sac-winged bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Balantiopteryx
Species:
B. infusca
Binomial name
Balantiopteryx infusca
(Thomas, 1897)
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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. [2] According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation. [1] In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation. [3]

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Taxonomy

Balantiopteryx infusca is the sister species of Balantiopteryx io and there are no recognised subspecies. [4]

Appearance

It is larger than Balantiopteryx io, and smaller than Balantiopteryx plicata. [5] It lacks the white trim of Balantiopteryx plicata, and is darker in color. [5]

Habitat and behavior

It is found in the mouth of caves, abandoned mines, and cracks in rock. [4] It prefers to live where there is plenty of light. [1] The bats are sociable and live in colonies; they are also insectivorous. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tirira, D. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Balantiopteryx infusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T2531A97206692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2531A22029804.en .
  2. ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 314. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Gardner, Alfred L. Mammals of South America. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.
  5. 1 2 Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin; Knox Jones, J. (1988). "Balantiopteryx io and infusca". Mammalian Species. 313: 1–3. doi: 10.2307/3504205 . JSTOR   3504205.
  6. ↑ Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96.


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