Platyrrhinus ismaeli
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
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| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Platyrrhinus
| species = ismaeli
| authority = Velazco, 2005
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| range_map = Platyrrhinus ismaeli map.svg
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Platyrrhinus ismaeli is a species of bat found in South America.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 2005 by zoologist Paul Velazco. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split in Thomas's broad-nosed bat, P. dorsalis. The holotype was collected in May 1987 near Balsas District, Peru.{{cite journal| last1=Velazco| first1= P. M.| date=2005| title= Morphological Phylogeny of the Bat Genus Platyrrhinus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with the Description of Four New Species| journal= Fieldiana Zoology| issue=105| pages= 27–53| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2659539}} Phylogenetically, it belongs to the "Andean" clade of its genus.
Other members of this clade are P. albericoi, P. aurarius, P. chocoensis, P. dorsalis, P. infuscus, P. masu, P. nigellus, and P. vittatus. P. masu is the sister taxa of P. ismaeli, or its closest relative.{{cite journal|last1=Velazco| first1= P. M.| last2= Patterson| first2= B. D.| date=2008| title= Phylogenetics and biogeography of the broad-nosed bats, genus Platyrrhinus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)| journal= Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|volume= 49| issue=3| pages= 749–759| doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.015| pmid= 18926914}}
The eponym of the species name is Ismael Ceballos Bendezú, a Peruvian mammalogist.{{cite book| last = Beolens | first = Bo |author2=Watkins, Michael |author3=Grayson, Michael| title = The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals| publisher = The Johns Hopkins University Press| date = 2009| location =Baltimore| page = 440| url = http://google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA440| isbn = 978-0-8018-9304-9| oclc = 270129903}} Velazco named the species after him "in recognition of his important contributions to the study of Peruvian bats."
Description
It is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a forearm length of {{convert|50-56|mm|in|abbr=on}} and a body mass of {{convert|30-51|g|oz|abbr=on}}. The fur on its back is dark brown, and its ventral fur is grayish. It has dark facial stripes of differing sizes. It has a stripe running down the length of its spine that is lighter than its facial stripes. Its nose-leaf is longer than it is wide. Males and females are similar in appearance.
Biology
Little is known about its reproduction. A pregnant female was once documented in late January, while another female with more advanced pregnancy was documented in early March.{{cite book| last1=Eger| first1=J. L.| date= 2008| chapter= Family Molossidae P. Gervais, 1856| title= Mammals of South America. Volume 1. Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats| editor-last=Gardner| editor-first=A.L.| publisher=The University Chicago Press| location= Chicago| page=338|isbn=978-0801884948}}
It is "basically frugivorous".
Range and habitat
It has been documented on both sides of the Andes in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It occurs at relatively high elevation, from {{convert|1230-2950|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. It is often found in montane forests.
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as near-threatened by the IUCN. Its most recent assessment in 2016 was a down-listing from its 2008 assessment as vulnerable.
References
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External links
- [http://www.metropol.gov.co/mamiferos/especies/OrdenChiroptera/Phyllostomidae/Platyrrhinusismaeli/Platyrrhinus_ismaeli.pdf An image of this species is on page one]
{{Phyllostomidae|S.}}
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Category:Mammals described in 2005