Biology:Fringed fruit-eating bat

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Fringed fruit-eating bat
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Artibeus
Species:
A. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Artibeus fimbriatus
Gray, 1838
Artibeus fimbriatus map.svg

The fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus), is a species of bat native to South America.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Fringed fruit-eating bats inhabit regions with tropical climates and thrive in areas with little rainfall and sunny days. This species is dependent on abiotic factors in the wild.[3] It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]

Behaviour and ecology

Their reproduction process is dependent on both the time of day and climatic factors. The process begins in warmer seasons with longer hours of daylight.[4]

For scavenging, they mainly feed on fruits and seeds, but predominantly eat ficus and leafy bushes.[5]

Threats

While not currently threatened with extinction, changes to the forests and forest community may lead to a steadily decline in the bat population.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barquez, R.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Artibeus fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T2126A21999829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2126A21999829.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2126/21999829. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 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. 418. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13801361. 
  3. ↑ Lima, C. S.; Fabián, M. E. (Fall 2019). "Reproductive biology of Artibeus fimbriatus Gray 1838 (Chiroptera) at the southern limit of its geographic range". Biota Neotropica 16. 
  4. ↑ Filho, H. O.; Reis, N.; Minte-Vera, C. (Fall 2019). "Time and seasonal patterns of activity of phyllostomid in fragments of a stational semidecidual forest from the Upper Paraná River, Southern Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology 70 (4): 937–945. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842010000500004. PMID 21180897. 
  5. ↑ Weber, M. D. M.; Arruda, J. L. S. D.; Azambuja, B. O.; Camilotti, V. L.; Cáceres, N. C. (Fall 2019). "Resources partitioning in a fruit bat community of the southern Atlantic Forest". Mammalia 75: 217–225. 
  6. ↑ Gallo, PH; dos Reis, NR; Andrade, FR; de Almeida, IG; Patricia Helena; Nelio Roberto; Fabio Rodrigo; Inae Guion (Fall 2019). "Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in native and reforested areas in Rancho Alegre, Parana, Brazil". University of Illinois Scientific Library Index 58: 1311–1322. http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=7E4LJbLZoPkpvi38hac&page=1&doc=9. 

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