Thomas's shaggy bat

Species of bat

Thomas's shaggy bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Centronycteris
Species:
C. centralis
Binomial name
Centronycteris centralis
Thomas, 1912
Thomas's shaggy bat range

The Thomas's shaggy bat (Centronycteris centralis) is a bat species from Central and South America. It was previously included in the shaggy bat but Simmons and Handley (1998) showed that the species were distinct.

Taxonomy

It was described as a new species in 1912 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected by H. J. Watson in 1898 in Panama.[2] Its species name "centralis" is Latin for "in the middle."

Description

The fur of its back is gray while the fur around its eyes and near its uropatagium is reddish. Its ventral fur is yellowish. Despite being in the sac-winged bat family, it lacks wing sacs. It is a small species, with individuals weighing only 4–6 g (0.14–0.21 oz).[3] Its forearm length is approximately 45 mm (1.8 in).[2] Its dental formula is 1.1.2.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth.[3]

Biology and ecology

It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees. It forages for its insect prey with a "slow and maneuverable" flight.[3] It is usually found at low elevations of 0–300 m (0–984 ft) above sea level, but has been documented at up 1,450 m (4,760 ft).[3]

It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Miller, B.; Reid, F.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2015). "Centronycteris centralis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136350A22023809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136350A22023809.en.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, O. (1912). "New Centronycteris and Ctenomys from S. America". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series. 8. 10 (60): 638–639. doi:10.1080/00222931208693286.
  3. ^ a b c d Ceballos, G.; Cabrales, J. A.; Vazquez, D. (2014). Ceballos, G. (ed.). Mammals of Mexico. JHU Press. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-1421408439.
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Extant species of family Emballonuridae
Balantiopteryx
  • Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (B. infusca)
  • Thomas's sac-winged bat (B. io)
  • Gray sac-winged bat (B. plicata)
Centronycteris
  • Thomas's shaggy bat (C. centralis)
  • Shaggy bat (C. maximiliani)
Coleura
  • African sheath-tailed bat (C. afra)
  • Madagascar sheath-tailed bat (C. kibomalandy)
  • Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (C. seychellensis)
Cormura
  • Chestnut sac-winged bat (C. brevirostris)
Cyttarops
  • Short-eared bat (C. alecto)
Diclidurus
(Ghost bats)
  • Northern ghost bat (D. albus)
  • Greater ghost bat (D. ingens)
  • Isabelle's ghost bat (D. isabellus)
  • Lesser ghost bat (D. scutatus)
Emballonura
  • Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (E. alecto)
  • Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (E. beccarii)
  • Large-eared sheath-tailed bat (E. dianae)
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat (E. furax)
  • Lesser sheath-tailed bat (E. monticola)
  • Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (E. raffrayana)
  • Pacific sheath-tailed bat (E. semicaudata)
  • Seri's sheath-tailed bat (E. serii)
Mosia
  • Dark sheath-tailed bat (M. nigrescens)
Peropteryx
  • Greater dog-like bat (P. kappleri)
  • White-winged dog-like bat (P. leucoptera)
  • Lesser dog-like bat (P. macrotis)
  • Pale-winged dog-like bat (P. pallidoptera)
  • Trinidad dog-like bat (P. trinitatis)
Rhynchonycteris
  • Proboscis bat (R. naso)
Saccolaimus
  • Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (S. flaviventris)
  • Papuan sheath-tailed bat (S. mixtus)
  • Pel's pouched bat (S. peli)
  • Naked-rumped pouched bat (S. saccolaimus)
Saccopteryx
  • Antioquian sac-winged bat (S. antioquensis)
  • Greater sac-winged bat (S. bilineata)
  • Frosted sac-winged bat (S. canescens)
  • Amazonian sac-winged bat (S. gymnura)
  • Lesser sac-winged bat (S. leptura)
Taphozous
  • Indonesian tomb bat (T. achates)
  • Coastal sheath-tailed bat (T. australis)
  • Common sheath-tailed bat (T. georgianus)
  • Hamilton's tomb bat (T. hamiltoni)
  • Hildegarde's tomb bat (T. hildegardeae)
  • Hill's sheath-tailed bat (T. hilli)
  • Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (T. kapalgensis)
  • Long-winged tomb bat (T. longimanus)
  • Mauritian tomb bat (T. mauritianus)
  • Black-bearded tomb bat (T. melanopogon)
  • Naked-rumped tomb bat (T. nudiventris)
  • Egyptian tomb bat (T. perforatus)
  • Theobald's tomb bat (T. theobaldi)
  • Troughton's sheath-tailed bat (T. troughtoni)
Taxon identifiers
Centronycteris centralis