Platyrrhinus guianensis, Velazco & B. K. Lim, 2014

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Guianan Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus guianensis

French: Sténoderme de Guyana / German: Guiana-Breitnasenfledermaus / Spanish: Platirrino de Guyana

Taxonomy. Platyrrhinus guianensis Velazco & B. K. Lim, 2014 ,

“Pobawau Creek mouth, 100 m; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo; Guyana, 3°16’3.1” N, 58°46’42.7" W.”

Platyrrhinus guianensis was previously included under P. helleri or confused with P. recifinus . Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from Guyana and Suriname in the Guiana Shield.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 54— 59 mm (tailless), ear 16-17 mm, hindfoot 10- 12 mm, forearm 37-41 mm; weight 12-15 g. The Guianan Broad-nosed Batis small, just a bit larger than the smaller species in P. helleri complex. Dorsal pelage is dark brown; hairs are bicolored, with pale bases. Ventral pelage is dark gray, and hairs are unicolored. Facial and dorsal stripes are wide and bright white. Dorsal stripe is brilliant white. Edges of ears and tragus are bright yellow. Sides of noseleaf and horseshoe base are pale yellow. Fringe of hair along posterior margin of uropatagium is pale, long, and dense. Posterior margin of uropatagium is U-shaped. Tops of hindfeet are densely furred, with long brown hairs. I' are bilobed, convergent, and not in contact; two stylar cuspules are present on posterior cristid of P*; M' has metastyle, and its protocone well developed; and M® are minute. One stylid cuspulid occurs on anterior cristid of P.

Habitat. Typically lowland areas but also low hilly regions below elevations of ¢ 500 m. The Guianan Broad-nosed Bat is primarily found in rainforests but also savannas.

Food and Feeding. Guianan Broad-nosed Bats are frugivorous.

Breeding. Pregnant Guianan Broad-nosed Bats have been found in January-February, April, July, and September—October. Lactating females were found in November and non-reproductively active females in October-November.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Clare et al. (2011), Velazco & Lim (2014).

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. Known only from Guyana and Suriname in the Guiana Shield.