Cadena's tailless bat

Cadena's tailless bat (Anoura cadenai) is a species of bat native to Colombia.[1] In 2006 it was described as a separate species from the tailed tailless bat species complex.[2]

Cadena's tailless bat

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Anoura
Species:
A. cadenai
Binomial name
Anoura cadenai
Mantilla-Meluk & Baker, 2006
Distribution

Taxonomy and etymology

Cadena's tailless bat was described as a new species in 2006. The holotype had been collected between Calima and Restrepo in Colombia. The species was named after Alberto Cadena, curator of the collection of mammals of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (Bogota).[2]

Description

Its fur is a blackish-brown color. Its forearm length is 34–37 mm (1.3–1.5 in).[2]

Ecology

The ecology of this species is poorly understood due to its recent description. Specimens were recorded at relatively high altitudes (between 800 and 1600m), in habitats of the Andean forest with mature trees covered by epiphytes. This species is sympatric with two other species from the genus Anoura : A. caudifer and A. cultrata.[2]

Range and habitats

Cadena's tailless bat has only been recorded in the Colombian Andes but it is expected that it is also found in Ecuador.[2]

Conservation

As of 2017, it is evaluated as a data deficient species. It meets the criteria for this classification as little is known about its ecological requirements.[1]

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References
  1. Csorba, G. (2016). "Anoura cadenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T88109476A88109479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88109476A88109479.en.
  2. Mantilla-Meluk, H.; Baker, R.J. (2006). "Systematics of Small Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia, with Description of a New Species" (PDF). Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University (261).
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