Sturnira angeli

Sturnira angeli, also known as the Guadeloupe yellow-shouldered bat or Angel's yellow-shouldered bat,[2] is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.[3] It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles. As of 2018 it is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.[1][4]

Sturnira angeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Sturnira
Species:
S. angeli
Binomial name
Sturnira angeli
de la Torre, 1966

Taxonomy

The species was previously recognized as a subspecies of S. lilium. However, it has now been elevated to a species rank.[1]

Description

The bat is uniformly grayish-brown, lacking the 'yellow-shoulder' trait of its family. Its forearm length is 44.7 mm (1.76 in).[5]

Biology

The species is frugivorous.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Montserrat islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is thought that the bat needs humid native forests to survive.[1][6][5]

Conservation

The species is listed as near-threatened, and almost meets the criteria for vulnerable (having extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 15,504 km²).The species shows no sign of continued decline in population. The species, like other island species, faces threats from natural disasters like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions. It may also face a threat from change in land cover, and agricultural use.[1]

References
  1. Solari, S. (2019). "Sturnira angeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88154322A88154326.
  2. Simmons, N.B.; Cirranello, A.L. "Sturnira". batnames.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. "Sturnira angeli de la Torre, 1966 - Sturnire messager". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. "Sturnira angeli de la Torre 1966 names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  5. Pedersen, S. "Yellow-shouldered Bat - Sturnira angeli". www.bathead.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. 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.
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