Biology:Ecuadorian sac-winged bat
| Ecuadorian sac-winged bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Balantiopteryx |
| Species: | B. infusca
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| 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]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tirira, D. (2015). "Balantiopteryx infusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T2531A97206692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2531A22029804.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2531/97206692.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13800967.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2013-2014". Bat Conservation International. August 2014. http://www.batcon.org/images/stories/annualreports/AnnualReport2014.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gardner, Alfred L. Mammals of South America. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin; Knox Jones, J. (1988). "Balantiopteryx io and infusca". Mammalian Species 313: 1-3. doi:10.2307/3504205.
- ↑ Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96.
Wikidata ☰ Q1832804 entry
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