Mammals

by | Dec 21, 2017 | Mammals

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

Peracchi's nectar bat (Lonchophylla peracchii) is a species of nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It was first described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil.[1]

Description

The discovery of this species as distinct from Lonchophylla bokermanni has meant that the latter is restricted to a small area of the Cerrado, and might be endangered due to habitat destruction.[1][2]

Bat species in the genus Lonchophylla feed on nectar and differ from fruit-eating bats by having a long, extensible tongues and elongated skulls and muzzles, adapted to their feeding behaviour. L. peracchii is distinguished from L. bokermanni by its fur color and ear shape; the Cerrado species has a grayer hue and shorter, rounder ears.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dias, Daniela; Esbérard, Carlos Eduardo L.; Moratelli, Ricardo (2013). "A new species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, with comments on L. bokermanni". Zootaxa. 3722 (3): 347–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26171531.
  2. ^ "Discovery of a new species of nectar-feeding bat from Brazil's Atlantic Forest reveals another critically endangered Brazilian Cerrado species". WildlifeExtra. WildlifeExtra. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ Millar, Natalie (15 November 2013). "New bat species discovered in Brazil leaves another at risk". Mongabay. Mongabay. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

Further reading

  • Teixeira, Tiago Souto Martins, et al. "First record of Lonchophylla peracchii Dias, Esbérard and Moratelli, 2013 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil." Oecologia Australis 17.3 (2013).
Categories
Table of Contents