''Eumops chiribaya'' is a species of

free-tailed bat The Molossidae, or free-tailed bats, are a family of bats within the order Chiroptera. The Molossidae is the fourth-largest family of bats, containing about 110 species as of 2012. They are generally quite robust, and consist of many strong-fly ...

found in Peru.

Taxonomy

''Eumops chiribaya'' was described as a new species in 2014 by Medina et al. The

holotype A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ...

had been collected in 2010 in El Algarrobal, Peru. Its species name "''chiribaya''" refers to the Chiribayans, who were indigenous Peruvians.

Description

''Eumops chiribaya'' is considered a medium-sized member of its genus. The holotype (an adult female) had a forearm length of and a weight of . An adult male specimen had a forearm length of and a weight of . It can be distinguished from other bats in Peru by its lack of a

nose-leaf A nose-leaf, or leaf nose, is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families. Because these bats Animal echolocation, echolocate nasally, this nose-leaf is thought to serve a role ...

, tail extending beyond the edge of the

uropatagium The patagium (: patagia) is a membranous body part that assists an animal in obtaining lift when gliding or flying. The structure is found in extant and extinct groups of flying and gliding animals including bats, theropod dinosaurs (including b ...

, large antitragus, reduced tragus, ears joined over the forehead, smooth upper lip, and ears longer than .

Range and habitat

''Eumops chiribaya'' is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Peru. It has been documented in the type locality of El Algarrobal as well as the Ocoña Valley in the

Department of Arequipa Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...

. It might be found at elevations from above sea level.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q19594993 Mammals described in 2014 Eumops Bats of South America