Pteronotus gymnonotus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MORMOOPIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pteronotus gymnonotus

Species Authority:

Natterer, 1843

Common Name/s:

English

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Big Naked-backed Bat

Synonym/s:

Pteronotus suapurensis J.A. Allen, 1904

Taxonomic Notes:

Includes P. suapurensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Molinari, J., Aguirre, L., Arroyo Cabrales, J., Álvarez Castañeda, S.T., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C.

Reviewer/s:

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

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs throughout south Veracruz (Mexico) south to Peru, northeast and central Brazil, Bolivia, and Guyana (Simmons, 2005). Also occurs in Colombia and Venezuela.
Countries:	Native: Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico (Veracruz); Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	Fairly abundant species (Molinari pers. comm.). Not common on the northern part of their range (Arroyo Cabrales and Miller pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is an aerial insectivore that feeds on many scarab beetles, as well as other insects. No specific observations have been recorded on this species other than that it generally occurs below 400 m and is stongly associated with montains in tropical wet forest and savannas. It roosts in large caves, often with other species of mormoopid bats (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999; Emmons and Feer, 1997; Handley, 1976; Reid, 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is an aerial insectivore that feeds on many scarab beetles, as well as other insects. No specific observations have been recorded on this species other than that it generally occurs below 400 m and is stongly associated with montains in tropical wet forest and savannas. It roosts in large caves, often with other species of mormoopid bats (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999; Emmons and Feer, 1997; Handley, 1976; Reid, 1997).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats. Problems in caves, like tourism and mining.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats. Problems in caves, like tourism and mining.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in a protected areas throughout its range. Protect the caves. In Mexico is listed as subjected to special protection by SEMARNAT (NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001) (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in a protected areas throughout its range. Protect the caves. In Mexico is listed as subjected to special protection by SEMARNAT (NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001) (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).

Bibliography [top]

	Eisenberg, J. F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics. The Northern Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA and London, UK. Emmons, L. H. and Feer, F. 1997. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide, Second edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA. Handley Jr., C. O. 1976. Mammals of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series 20: 1-91. Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Eisenberg, J. F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics. The Northern Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA and London, UK.

Emmons, L. H. and Feer, F. 1997. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide, Second edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA.

Handley Jr., C. O. 1976. Mammals of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series 20: 1-91.

Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA.

Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Citation:	Molinari, J., Aguirre, L., Arroyo Cabrales, J., Álvarez Castañeda, S.T., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Pteronotus gymnonotus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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