Western nectar bat

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Western nectar bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Lonchophylla
Species:
L. hesperia
Binomial name
Lonchophylla hesperia
G.M. Allen, 1908 [2]
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The western nectar bat (Lonchophylla hesperia) is a species of bat within the Lonchophylla genus of chiroptera. It is a leaf-nosed bat in the family Phyllostomidae, and the subfamily Lonchophyllinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. [1]

Etymology

The western nectar bat was first described by Glover Morrill Allen in 1908. The name Hesperia comes from the Greek word hesperos, meaning western. This refers to the geographical distribution of the western nectar bat as it has only been found in the western part of South America. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Solari, S.; Velazco, P. (2015). "Lonchophylla hesperia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T12266A22038705. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T12266A22038705.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Allen, G. M. (1908). "Notes on Chiroptera". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 52: 25–62. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Cole, F.R. (2000). Common Names of Mammals of the World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Instituion. p. 204.


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