Ecuadorian sac-winged bat

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][3] According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation.[4] In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.[5]

Ecuadorian sac-winged bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Balantiopteryx
Species:
B. infusca
Binomial name
Balantiopteryx infusca
(Thomas, 1897)
Ecuadorian sac-winged bat range

Taxonomy

Balantiopteryx infusca is the sister species of Balantiopteryx io.[6]

There are no subspecies.[7]

Appearance

It is larger than Balantiopteryx io, and smaller than Balantiopteryx plicata. [8] It lacks the white trim of Balantiopteryx plicata, and is darker in color.[9]

Habitat/Behavior

It is found in the mouth of caves, abandoned mines, and cracks in rock.[10] It prefers to live where there is plenty of light.[11] These bats are sociable and live in colonies; they are also insectivorous.[12]

Notes
  1. Tirira, D. (2015). "Balantiopteryx infusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2531A97206692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2531A22029804.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996.
  3. Simmons 2005, p. 314.
  4. Dávalos et al. 2008.
  5. "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  7. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  8. Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.
  9. Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.
  10. Gardner 2008, p. 194.
  11. Dávalos et al. 2008.
  12. Nowak 1994, p. 96.
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