Artibeus amplus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Stenodermatinae
Tribus: Stenodermatini
Genus: Artibeus
Species: Artibeus amplus
Name
[edit]Artibeus amplus Handley, 1987: 164
- Holotype: USNM 440932, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Norman E. Peterson, F.P. Brown Jr. and J.O. Matson on 15 April 1968.
- Type locality: “Kasmera, 21 km SW Machiques, Estado Zulia, Venezuela, 270 m, in a damp cave in a cliff across the Río Yasa from the Kasmera Biological Station, eastern foothills of the Sierra de Perijá”.
Native distribution areas
[edit]- Suriname
- Guyana
- Venezuela
- Colombia
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Handley, Jr., C.O. 1987. New Species of Mammals from Northern South America: Fruit-Eating Bats, Genus Artibeus Leach. Fieldiana Zoology, new series 39: 163–172. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Lim, B.K. & Wilson, D.E. 1993. Taxonomic Status of Artibeus amplus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Northern South America. Journal of Mammalogy 74(3): 763–768. DOI: 10.2307/1382300 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Solari, S. 2018. IUCN: Artibeus amplus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T2121A22000620. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T2121A22000620.en. Accessed on 28 February 2024.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Large Fruit-eating Bat