| Ipanema bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Pygoderma Peters, 1863 |
| Species: | P. bilabiatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygoderma bilabiatum (Wagner, 1843) | |
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The Ipanema bat (Pygoderma bilabiatum) is a bat species of order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae. It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southeastern Brazil and Paraguay. [1] It is the only species within its genus. [2]
The Ipanema bat is a medium-sized bat which is brown-furred overall, with the exception of its white-furred shoulders. [3] The fur of its back is a darker shade of brown than that of its chest. [3] It has less fur on its shoulders and upper chest than on the rest of its body, particularly in males. [3] [4] Its rostrum is shorter and more square-shaped than other species of its subfamily, Stenodermatinae [3] [5] It has a large nose and no tail, with roundish ears having a small, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) tragus. [3]
Size varies based on sex and geographical location. Females tend to be larger than males. [5] [6] [4] The skulls of Ipanema bats from Argentina and Bolivia are bigger than those of their counterparts in Paraguay and Brazil. [6] P. bilabiatum typically has two molars. [3] [7] However, some females have a third molar (usually in the mandibular jaw) not seen in males. [3] [7] This may be correlated with the larger jaw size of females. [7]
While both males and females have glands below the jaw and surrounding the eyes, the glands in males are generally larger. [4] Males also have forelimb swellings, which are not seen in females. [5] The size and presence of such swellings varies geographically. [5] Additionally, forelimb swellings appear to be correlated with development of the males' eye glands. [5] Due to the dimorphism of forelimb swellings, It is thought that they could be correlated with mating behaviors. [5]
The Ipanema bat resides in northern Argentina, southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. [8] [6] Their preferred habitats are tropical forests, subtropical forests, and secondary forests. [9] Although atypical, they are sometimes found in the coastal shrublands of Brazil. [9] This suggests that perhaps P. bilabiatum can expand its habitat into dryer, more sparsely vegetated areas. [9]
P. bilabiatum is frugivorous, specializing in fruit that is easily digested. [4] These fruits are usually very ripe and fleshy, with few seeds. [4] The fruit choices of the Ipanema bat are diverse, including the fruits of Lucuma caimito , Miconia brasiliensis , and trees of the genus Celtis , as well as Maclura tinctoria , Solanum granuloso-leprosum , and Ficus enormis . [3] [4] [10] [11] Some may also feed on nectar. [4]
P. bilabiatum usually reproduces in either the fall or the winter. [4] It is thought that they give birth during the later end of the dry period and wean their young at the beginning of the wet period. [11] This strategy coordinates birth with the highest amount of fruit attainability. [11] Females only carry one fetus at a time. [4]
Migration patterns may be influenced by rainfall amount and/or temperature. P. biliabatum appears to prefer regions with a minimum annual rainfall of 1,500 mm (59 in) and moderate temperatures of 16–23 °C (61–73 °F) [8] Food availability and foraging capabilities seem to be an important factor in the timing and distance traveled during migration [8] Females and males migrate differently. [8] Males tend to linger in lower elevations, while females reside at intermediate and high elevations. [8]
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