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Lonchorhininae
''Lonchorhina'' is a genus of Central and South American bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...s in the family Phyllostomidae. Species Genus ''Lonchorhina'' - Sword-nosed bats * Tomes's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina aurita'' - Tomes, 1863 * Fernandez's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina fernandezi'' - Ochoa & Ibanez, 1982 * Northern sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina inusitata'' - Handley & Ochoa, 1997 * Chiribiquete sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina mankomara'' - Mantilla-Meluk & Montenegro, 2016 * Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina marinkellei'' - Camacho & Cadena, 1978 * Orinoco sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina orinocensis'' - Linares & Ojasti, 1971 References Bat genera Taxa named by Robert Fisher Tomes {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
Tomes's sword-nosed bat (''Lonchorhina aurita''), also known as the common sword-nosed bat is a bat species from South and Central America. It is also found in the Bahamas, but is known from only one specimen collected on the island of New Providence. In 2006, the bat was rediscovered in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia by scientists Aideé Vargas and Kathrin Barboza Marquez. Prior to their find, it was believed that the bat had been extinct in Bolivia for 72 years. There has since been an Ecological Sanctuary established at the town of San Juan de Corralito located in the Ángel Sandoval Province to protect the species. Description Its ears are long with sharply-pointed tips. It has a large nose-leaf of up to . Its fur is dark brown or black in color, while the patagia are black. The forearm is . Individuals weigh . Its dental formula is for a total of 34 teeth. Biology and ecology It is insectivorous, though a record exists of one individual eating fruit. It is nocturna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |