Platyrrhinus ismaeli, Velazco, 2005

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Phyllostomidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 444-583 : 567-568

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6458594

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6761608

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scientific name

Platyrrhinus ismaeli
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181. View Plate 43: Phyllostomidae

Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus ismaeli View in CoL

French: Sténoderme d’Ismael / German: Ismael-Breitnasenfledermaus / Spanish: Platirrino de Ismael

Taxonomy. Platyrrhinus ismaeli Velazco, 2005 View in CoL ,

“ 19 km E:of Balsas, 1945 m (6380 ft) in elevation, Province of Chachapoyas, Department of Amazonas, Peru.”

Platyrrhinus ismaeli was previously included in P. dorsalis , but morphologic and morphometric analyses proved their distinction. Monotypic.

Distribution. SW Colombia, Ecuador, and NC Peru. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 79-84 mm (tailless), ear 20-22 mm, hindfoot 13-18 mm, forearm 52-56 mm; weight 30-40 g. Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat is medium-sized. Dorsal fur is dark brown, ventral furis grayish, and dorsal and ventral hairs are tricolored. Dorsal hairs are long (8-10 mm). Head is robust, snout is short and broad, and facialstrips are darkish, supraocular just a bit brighter than subocular. Dorsalstripe is narrow but brighter than facial ones. Noseleaf is large and spearshaped; its edges are dark, never bright yellowish or cream, and lower rim is free. Folds on ears are absent to poorly marked (this can be variable). Insertion of posterior edge of plagiopatagium occurs on first metatarsal, and third metacarpal is shorter than fifth. Caudal membraneis very short in middle, with deep V-shaped groove; edge has dense fringe of short hairs. Dense and long hair occurs on dorsum offeet. I' converge, are in contact at tips, and are twice as long as I2. P* has two stylar cusps on its posterior face. M' metastyle is present, and protocone is small and blunt.

Habitat. Pre-montane and montane humid forests of Andean slopes, secondary forests, and plantations at elevations of 1230-2950 m.

Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat, but other broad-nosed bats feed heavily on fruits.

Breeding. Pregnant Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat have been found in January and March in eastern Ecuador and February in Colombia.

Activity patterns. Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat is nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Ismael’s Broad-nosed Batis at risk of population decline because habitat quality and extent continue to decline. Natural history information is lacking.

Bibliography. Gardner (2008c), Rengifo et al. (2011), Velazco (2005), Velazco & Gardner (2009), Velazco & Patterson (2008), Velazco & Solari (2003).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Phyllostomidae

Genus

Platyrrhinus

Loc

Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier 2019
2019
Loc

Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Velazco 2005
2005
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