Andersen's fruit-eating bat
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Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura anderseni) is a bat species found in South America.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1916 by American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood. The holotype had been collected in 1915 by "R. H. Becker" (likely Osgood's assistant Robert Becker) in Porto Velho, Brazil.[1][2] The eponym for the species name "anderseni" is Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The classification of Dermanura and Artibeus has been a topic of debate, though there has been genetic and morphological evidence to reclassify the species as Artibeus aequatorialis.[3]
Description
It is a relatively small species of bat, with a forearm length of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its fur is dark brown on both its dorsal and ventral sides.[1] Individuals weigh Script error: No such module "convert".. Its dental formula is Template:DentalFormula for a total of 28 teeth.[4][5] It has indistinct facial stripes.[1]
Biology and ecology
It is one of relatively few species of bats that constructs "tents" out of leaves for roosting. It is likely frugivorous.[5]
It is found in several countries in South America, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has been found at elevations up to Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[6]
Conservation
As of 2016, it is evaluated as least concern by the IUCN.[6]
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