| Dwarf bonneted bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Eumops |
| Species: | E. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumops nanus Miller, 1900 | |
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Eumops nanus is a species of bat found in Central and South America.
It was first described by American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. in 1900. Miller initially placed it into the genus Promops . The holotype for the species was collected in Chiriquí Province in Panama; it was sent to Miller by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas had received the specimen from HJ Watson, who was the owner of extensive plantations in Panama. [2] [3] [4] When Miller described a new genus of bat in 1906, Eumops , he placed Promops nanus in the new genus, renaming it Eumops nanus. [5] Its taxonomy has been revised several times, however, with some authors considering it a subspecies of the dwarf bonneted bat. [6] E. nanus was consistently maintained as a subspecies of the dwarf bonneted bat from 1932 until 2007, when Eger et al. recommended that it should be elevated to a species once more. [7]
Its species name nanus is from Latin meaning "dwarf." Miller stated that the species reminded him of a miniature Wagner's bonneted bat. [4]
It is the smallest member of its genus, weighing 6–14 g (0.21–0.49 oz). [8] Miller characterized it as "essentially a miniature of Promops glaucinus ." [4] Its forearm is approximately 37–49 mm (1.5–1.9 in) long. Its fur is reddish-brown or dark brown. [8] Its lips are wrinkled. The ears are large and rounded, [8] extending slightly over the forehead with their inner edges touching each other. [4] Its tragus is large and rounded. [8] Its calcar has a pronounced keel. [4] Its tail extends beyond the edge of the uropatagium. Its dental formula is 1.1.2.32.1.2.3 for a total of 30 teeth. [8]
It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day. The holotype was collected under the roof of a house where it was roosting. [4] It is also known to roost in tree cavities. [7] It is insectivorous, consuming moths, beetles, true bugs, and other insects. [1] [8] It will forage for prey over bodies of water. In one population in Mexico, late June is the most popular time for parturition. The female nurses the young, called a pup, for 6–8 weeks. [1]
Its range extends from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and Venezuela, with documented occurrence in Belize, Colombia, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. [1] Its occurs in areas of tropical thorn forests, tropical humid forests, and forest edge habitat. [7]
It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN —its lowest conservation priority. It meets the criteria for this designation because it has a large range, it occurs in several protected areas, and its population is unlikely to be declining at a rapid rate. Nonetheless, it is a rarely-encountered species. [1]
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