Sturnira parvidens

Sturnira parvidens is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Central America.

Sturnira parvidens

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Sturnira
Species:
S. parvidens
Binomial name
Sturnira parvidens
Goldman, 1917

Taxonomy

It was described as a subspecies of the little yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira lilium) in 1917 by American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman and given the trinomen S. lilium parvidens. The holotype had been collected in 1903 by Goldman and Edward William Nelson at "Papayo", given as 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Acapulco, Mexico.[2] The species name "parvidens" derives from Latin parvus, meaning "small", and dens, meaning "tooth".[3] The little yellow-shouldered bat has been recognized as a species complex, and some authors have considered S. parvidens as a separate species since 2000. In 2013, a genetic study further supported that it should be recognized as a full species.[4] It forms a clade with Sturnira bakeri.[5]

Description

Individuals have a forearm length of approximately 41.0 mm (1.61 in). It has small teeth. The fur of its back is dark brown, with individual hairs possessing three or four color bands. Its belly fur is paler in color with tricolored hairs. Its face is brownish-gray.[6]

Range and habitat

Sturnira parvidens occurs in many Central American countries, including: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It has been documented at a range of elevations from 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft) above sea level.[1]

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References
  1. Solari, S. (2019). "Sturnira parvidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88154376A88154380.
  2. Goldman, E. A. (1917). "New mammals from North and Middle America". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 30: 116.
  3. "The etymology of 133 European genera and species names". Dragonfly Pix. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. Velazco, Paúl M.; Patterson, Bruce D. (2013). "Diversification of the Yellow-shouldered bats, Genus Sturnira (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), in the New World tropics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (3): 683–698. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.016. PMID 23632030.
  5. Hernández-Canchola, Giovani; León-Paniagua, Livia (2017). "Genetic and ecological processes promoting early diversification in the lowland Mesoamerican bat Sturnira parvidens (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114: 334–345. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.015. PMID 28647618.
  6. Sánchez-Hernández, Cornelio; Romero-Almaraz, María De Lourdes (2003). "Redescription of Sturnira Lilium Lilium and Sturnira Lilium Parvidens (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". The Southwestern Naturalist. 48 (3): 437–441. doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0437:ROSLLA>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0038-4909.
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