Platyrrhinus fusciventris, Velazco, Gardner & Patterson, 2010

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Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus fusciventris

French: Sténoderme a ventre brun / German: Braunbauchbreitnasenfledermaus / Spanish: Platirrino de vientre castano

Taxonomy. Platyrrhinus fusciventris Velazco, Gardner & Patterson, 2010 ,

“Cerro Neblina, base camp, 140 m; Amazonas; Venezuela, 00°49'50"N, 66°09'40”W.”

Platyrrhinus fusciventris was previously included in P. helleri . Monotypic.

Distribution. S & E Venezuela, Trinidad I, the Guianas, N Brazil, E Ecuador, and NE Peru,

Descriptive notes. Head-body 53-64 mm (tallless), ear 16-183 mm, hindioot 7-13 mm, forearm 35-42 mm; weight 10-17 g. The Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat is small, with slender skull and broad, deep rostrum. Dorsal pelage is light to dark brown; hairs are bicolored, with pale bases. Ventral pelage is paler, with unicolored hairs. Facial stripes are wide and white, whereas dorsal one is narrow but conspicuous. Proximal one-half of forearm is densely covered with long hairs. Uropatagium is very short in middle (less than 5 mm), with deep V-shaped margin and dense pale fringe of long hairs on its margin. Back of feet is moderately haired. I' converge but are not in contact, I* are unilobate, and M' protocone is well developed. One stylar cuspule occurs on posterior cristid of P*. One stylid cuspulid occurs on anterior cristid of P, and two on its posterior cristid.

Habitat. Rainforests of Amazon Basin but also dry forest, shrubby vegetation, xerophytic vegetation, and savannas in central Brazil.

Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, butit must be a frugivore similar to smaller congeners.

Breeding. Pregnant Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bats were found in January-February, April-May, July-August, and October and lactating females in May and November.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Gardner (2008c), Olimpio et al. (2016), Rocha et al. (2018), Velazco et al. (2010).

Figures

165. White-lined Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus lineatus), 166. Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhainus brachycephalus), 167. Heller's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus helleri), 168. Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus matapalensis), 169. Recife Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus recifinus), 170. Guianan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus guianensis), 171. Incan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus incarum), 172. Slender Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus angustirostris), 173. Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrriunus fuscrventris), 174. Alberico’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi), 175. Greater Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus vittatus), 176. Choco Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus chocoensis), 177. Thomas’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus dorsalis), 178. Bufty Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus), 179. Darien Broad-nosed Bat (Platyriunus aquilus), 180. Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus aurarius), 181. Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus ismaeli), 182. Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus masu), 183. Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus umbratus), 184. Western Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus nitelinea), 185. Velvety Fruit-eating Bat (Enchisthenes hart), 186. Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba)

Distribution. S & E Venezuela , Trinidad I, the Guianas, N Brazil , E Ecuador , and NE Peru ,