Phyllostomus discolor

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Phyllostominae
Genus: Phyllostomus
Species: Phyllostomus discolor
Subspecies: P. d. discolor - P. d. verrucosus

Name

Phyllostomus discolor Wagner, 1843

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso.

References

Wagner, 1843. Arch. Naturgesch.,9(1): 366.
Conservation status: IUCN link: Phyllostomus discolor (Least Concern)
Phyllostomus discolor in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Distribution

Oaxaca and Veracruz (Mexico) to Guianas
South-East Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, North Argentina and Peru
Trinidad
Margarita Island (Venezeula)

Vernacular names
English: Pale Spear-nosed Bat.

Phyllostomus discolor

The Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor, is a bat species from South and Central America.[2] It ranges from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil.[2]

It eats flowers and fruit as well as insects. For further information on its ecology see here.

One remarkable feature of this bat is that it seems to be able to judge the shape of objects from reflected echos in a manner that is independent of object size. This ability may be widespread among echolocating bats, but in this species that faculty is well documented.
References

^ Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. (2008). "Phyllostomus discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2011.
^ a b Simmons, Nancy B. (16 November 2005). "Order Chiroptera (pp. 312-529)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 410. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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