Platalina genovensium

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Platalina genovensium

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1928

Common Name/s:

English

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Long-snouted Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Pacheco, V. Aguirre, L. & Mantilla, H.

Evaluator/s:

Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
This species is associated with caves and is specific to a very narrow range of habitat requirements related to columnar cactus - a habitat which is rapidly disappearing. Therefore it is listed as Near Threatened because this species is probably in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years) and because of widespread habitat loss through much of its range, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable (A3c).

History:

1996

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the west of Peru (Simmons, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Peru
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	This species is rare.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This bat is a pollen and nectar feeder (Cactus associated). It has been noted to shelter in caves. It feeds on cacti when it is in bloom. Pregnant females were captured in September. Decreased fruit and flower production by the columnar cactus (Weberbauerocereus) during prolonged droughts resulted in emigration or death within colonies of this species at Arequipa, Peru (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999; Graham, 1987). Associated with caves and bridges and man made constructions.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This bat is a pollen and nectar feeder (Cactus associated). It has been noted to shelter in caves. It feeds on cacti when it is in bloom. Pregnant females were captured in September. Decreased fruit and flower production by the columnar cactus (Weberbauerocereus) during prolonged droughts resulted in emigration or death within colonies of this species at Arequipa, Peru (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999; Graham, 1987). Associated with caves and bridges and man made constructions.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This bat can be adversely affected during El Niño events.

Major Threat(s):

This bat can be adversely affected during El Niño events.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in protected areas.

Citation:	Pacheco, V. Aguirre, L. & Mantilla, H. 2008. Platalina genovensium. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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