Allen's yellow bat
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Allen's yellow bat
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Baeodon
| species = alleni
| authority = Thomas, 1892
| range_map = Rhogeessa alleni map.svg
| synonyms = {{species list
| Rhogeessa alleni|Thomas, 1892}}
}}
Allen's yellow bat (Baeodon alleni) is a species of vesper bat. There is some taxonomic debate surrounding this species, with some authors considering Baeodon a genus rather than a subgenus. It is endemic to Mexico.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1892 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas noted that the eponym for the species name "alleni" was Harrison Allen, calling him "the chief authority on North-American bats."{{cite journal| last=Thomas| first=O.| year=1892| title=Description of a new Mexican bat| journal=The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology| series=6| volume=10| issue=60| pages=477–478| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27659082| doi=10.1080/00222939208677451}} In 1906, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. placed Allen's yellow bat into a newly-coined genus, Baeodon.{{cite journal| last=Miller| first=G.S.| year=1906| title=Twelve new genera of bats| journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington| volume=19| page=85| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348063}} At present, some authors keep Allen's yellow bat as part of Rhogeessa within the subgenus Baeodon,{{MSW3| id=13801934}} while others believe that it is distinct enough that Baeodon should be considered a monotypic genus rather than a subgenus.{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-325.1 | last1 = Roehrs | first1 = Zachary P. | last2 = Lack | first2 = Justin B. | last3 = Van Den Bussche | first3 = Ronald A. | title = Tribal phylogenetic relationships within Vespertilioninae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | volume = 91 | issue = 5 | pages = 1073–1092 | year = 2010| doi-access = free }}
Description
It is a small species of bat, weighing only {{convert|5.8-8|g|oz|abbr=on}}. It has large ears, with long tragi. The tragi are rounded at the tips, with a straight or slightly concave inner margin and a slightly convex outer margin. The posterior edges of its wings are white. It has a small and narrow calcar. The head and body is {{convert|47|mm|in|abbr=on}}, while the tail is {{convert|41|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. Its forearm length is {{convert|35|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Its dental formula is {{DentalFormula| upper=1.1.1.3| lower=3.1.2.3}} for a total of 30 teeth.
Range and habitat
It is endemic to Mexico, with its range encompassing several states in southwest Mexico.{{cite book| last=Ceballos| first=G.| year=2014| title=Mammals of Mexico| publisher=JHU Press| isbn=978-1421408439| pages=830}} It has been documented at a range of elevations, from {{convert|125-1990|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. However, most records of this species are at elevations greater than {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. Its habitat consists of tropical deciduous forests, thorny forests, deciduous forests, and xeric shrublands.
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. However, it is infrequently encountered and is considered rare or locally uncommon.
References
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Category:Endemic mammals of Mexico
Category:Least concern biota of Mexico
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot