Phyllostomus discolor — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Range Description

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Oaxaca and Veracruz (Mexico) to Guianas, Southeastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru; Trinidad; Margarita Island (Venezuela) (Simmons 2005). Not found in Paraguay (Lopez-Gonzalez 2004). One record in Tabasco, Mexico (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
Found in all kind of habitats.

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Life History and Behavior

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 9 years (wild)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Phyllostomus discolor

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 75 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
BCBN429-05|ROM 101347|Phyllostomus discolor| ---------------------------------------ACCCTGTATCTCCTATTCGGTGCCTGAGCAGGTATAGTAGGAACTGCACTA---AGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCTGAACTCGGTCAACCTGGAGCCCTGCTAGGAGAT---GACCAAATCTATAATGTTATCGTTACGGCTCATGCTTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTCATAGTAATGCCTATCATAATTGGGGGGTTCGGCAACTGACTAGTCCCTCTAATA---ATTGGAGCTCCCGATATAGCATTCCCCCGAATAAACAATATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTACCTCCTTCTTTCCTACTACTGTTAGCTTCATCTACAGTCGAAGCGGGGGTTGGCACTGGTTGAACAGTTTATCCACCACTAGCAGGAAATCTTGCACACGCAGGGGCCTCTGTTGATCTA---GCAATCTTCTCCCTACACCTAGCAGGGGTTTCTTCTATTCTAGGGGCTATCAACTTTATCACTACAATTATTAATATAAAACCTCCCGCTCTATCCCAATATCAAACTCCCCTGTTTGTATGATCTGTCCTAATCACAGCCGTCCTTCTGCTACTATCTCTTCCTGTCCTGGCAGCC---GGCATTACCATGCTTCTAACAGATCGAAACCTCAATACCACATTCTTTGATCCGGCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCTATCCTATACCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Phyllostomus discolor

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 75
Species: 94
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M.

Reviewer/s
Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
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Population

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Population
Common and widespread.

Population Trend
Stable
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
None known.
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
Found in protected areas.
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Wikipedia

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

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The Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor, is a bat species from South and Central America.[2] It ranges from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil.[2]

It eats flowers and fruit as well as insects. For further information on its ecology see here.

One remarkable feature of this bat is that it seems to be able to judge the shape of objects from reflected echos in a manner that is independent of object size. This ability may be widespread among echolocating bats, but in this species that faculty is well documented.

References

  1. ^ Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. (2008). "Phyllostomus discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/17216. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Simmons, Nancy B. (16 November 2005). "Order Chiroptera (pp. 312-529)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 410. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13801272. 


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