Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat explained

The bidentate yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira bidens) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in South America.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1915 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected by Walter Goodfellow in April 1914 in Baeza, Ecuador. Thomas described a new, now-defunct genus, Corvira, giving the species the binomial of Corvira bidens.^[1] The species name "bidens" is Latin for "two teeth;" of the bidentate yellow bat, Thomas wrote, "lower incisors only two."^[1]

Description

It has a forearm length of . It has a long and narrow snout and an overall narrow skull. It has a dental formula of for a total of 30 teeth.^[2]

Range and habitat

Its range includes Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is found in association with the Andes Mountains at elevations of .

As of 2018, it was evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN, which is its lowest conservation priority.

Notes and References

1. 10.1080/00222931508693718. XXXVI.—A new genus of phyllostome bats and a new Rhipidomys from Ecuador. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 16. 94. 310–312. 1915. Thomas. Oldfield.
2. Book: Gardner, A. L.. 2008. University of Chicago Press. 1. Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. 364–365. 978-0226282428.