| Anoura aequatoris | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Anoura |
| Species: | A. aequatoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoura aequatoris (Lönnberg, 1921) | |
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Anoura aequatoris (also known as the equatorial tailless bat) is a species of microbat that lives in South America in the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Taxonomy
When first described in 1921, Einar Lönnberg classified Anoura aequatoris as a subspecies of Anoura caudifer. In 2006, Mantilla-Meluk and Baker argued that there were enough differences between the two to elevate Anoura aequatoris to the level of distinct species. This conclusion, however, has been challenged. Some believe that it is not distinct enough to warrant separation from A. caudifera, and that further analysis is needed. A 2008 study challenged that elevating it to a species overstated the amount of diversity within the genus, and that it should remain a subspecies.
Description
A. aequatoris can be differentiated from A. caudifer on the basis of its morphology, including its densely furred uropatagium that has a fringe of long hairs along its edge. Additionally, A. aequatoris is smaller, with a skull length of approximately 22.5 mm (0.89 in) and forearm lengths of 34.3–35.9 mm (1.35–1.41 in).
Range and habitat
A. aequatoris is found in South America, where it has been documented in the following countries: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It is found at high elevations from 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft) above sea level. It is associated with montane forests.
References
- ^ Aguirre, L.; Solari, S. (2019). "Anoura aequatoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88109381A88109461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T88109381A88109461.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Oprea, M.; Aguliar, L. M. S.; Wilson, D. E. (2009). "Anoura caudifer (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Mammalian Species (844): 2. doi:10.1644/844.1.
- ^ Mantilla-Meluk, H.; Baker, R. J. (2006). "Systematics of Small Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia, with Description of a New Species". Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University. 261.
- Calderón-Acevedo, C. A.; Muchhala, N. C. "Species limits in the Neotropical Bat Genus Anoura Gray". Group. 40: 50.
- Jarrín-V, P.; Kunz, T. H. (2008). "Taxonomic history of the genus Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with insights into the challenges of morphological species delimitation". Acta Chiropterologica. 10 (2): 257–269. doi:10.3161/150811008X414836. S2CID 86094155.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anoura aequatoris | |