Sowell's short-tailed bat

Sowell's short-tailed bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Carollia
Species:	C. sowelli
Binomial name
Carollia sowelli Baker, Solari & Hoffmann, 2002
Sowell's short-tailed bat range

Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) is a common bat species in the family Phyllostomidae. ^[2] It is found from San Luis Potosi (Mexico) through Central America to west Panama. ^[3] The species was split off from Carollia brevicauda in 2002 based on genetic evidence. It is also closely related to Carollia perspicillata . ^[3] The species is named after American philanthropist James N. Sowell. ^[3]

Description

Carollia sowelli is slightly larger than C. brevicauda but smaller than C. perspicillata. It has long dorsal fur similar in color to C. brevicauda but lacking the dark brown tips that would make its medial light band conspicuous. Thus the overall appearance is lighter than C. brevicauda. It has a broad, dark band of fur on the nape of the neck, contrasting strongly with a broad whitish band distal to it. This is similar to C. brevicauda, but distinct from C. perspicillata. ^[3]

References

1. Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2015). "Carollia sowelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T136268A22003903. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136268A22003903.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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. 413. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
3. Baker, Robert; Solari, Sergio; Hoffmann, Federico (31 October 2002). "A New Central American Species from the Carollia brevicauda Complex". Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University. 217: 1–12.