Platyrrhinus incarum (Thomas, 1912)

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Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus incarum

French: Sténoderme inca / German: Inka-Breitnasenfledermaus / Spanish: Platirrino inca

Taxonomy. Vampyrops zarhinus incarum Thomas, 1912 ,

“Pozuzo [District, Pasco Department], Peru.”

Platyrrhinus incarum was previously included as a synonym or subspecies of P. helleri . Monotypic.

Distribution. SE Colombia, Amazonian Brazil, the Guianas, E Ecuador, E Peru, and N & C Bolivia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 51-63 mm (tailless), ear 13-19 mm, hindfoot 10-14 mm, forearm 35-41 mm; weight 10-18 g. The Incan Broad-nosed Bat is small, with relatively robust skull and broad rostrum. Dorsal pelage ranges from light to dark brown; hairs are bicolored, with pale bases. Ventral pelage is lighter brown; hairs are bicolored, with whitish tips. White facial stripes (supraocular and subocular) are narrow but conspicuous, as is dorsal stripe. Ears and noseleaf are narrowly rimmed with cream or whitish. Proximal one-half of forearm is densely covered with long hairs. Uropatagium is very short (less than 5 mm), with pale fringe of long hairs along posterior edge. Hindfeet have long dense brown hair on dorsal surfaces. Upper incisors are unequal in size, and I" are convergent but not in contact. M' protocone is well developed. Two stylar cuspules occur on posterior cristid of PY. One or two stylid cuspulids occur on anterior cristid of P,, and two on its posterior cristid. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 30 and FN = 56.

Habitat. Humid tropical and subtropical rainforests and also tropical dry forests and savannas at elevations below ¢. 1200 m.

Food and Feeding. The Incan Broad-nosed Batis frugivorous. Published information from Peruvian, Bolivian, and Brazilian populations of Heller's Broad-nosed Bat ( P. helleri ) corresponds to the Incan Broad-nosed Bat.

Breeding. Pregnant Incan Broad-nosed Bats have been found in January-February, April, and October-November and lactating females in May.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Three adult males were found roosting in a tent of “conical” architecture in Eirmocephala megaphylla ( Asteraceae ) in south-eastern Peru.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Gardner (2008c), Tello & Velazco (2003), Velazco et al. (2010).

Figures

165. White-lined Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus lineatus), 166. Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhainus brachycephalus), 167. Heller's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus helleri), 168. Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus matapalensis), 169. Recife Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus recifinus), 170. Guianan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus guianensis), 171. Incan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus incarum), 172. Slender Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus angustirostris), 173. Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrriunus fuscrventris), 174. Alberico’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi), 175. Greater Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus vittatus), 176. Choco Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus chocoensis), 177. Thomas’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus dorsalis), 178. Bufty Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus), 179. Darien Broad-nosed Bat (Platyriunus aquilus), 180. Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus aurarius), 181. Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus ismaeli), 182. Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus masu), 183. Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus umbratus), 184. Western Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus nitelinea), 185. Velvety Fruit-eating Bat (Enchisthenes hart), 186. Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba)

Distribution. SE Colombia , Amazonian Brazil , the Guianas, E Ecuador , E Peru , and N & C Bolivia .