Sturnira nana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Scientific Name:	Sturnira nana
Species Authority:	Gardner & O'Neill, 1971
Common Name/s: English – Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Pacheco, V. & Valezco, P.
Reviewer/s:	Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is <5,000 km², its area of occupancy is considerably less due to habitat conversion, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
History:	1996 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in southern Peru (Simmons, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	It is rare and its distribution restricted (Emmons and Feer, 1997).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Little is known of the behavior of this species, but it is probably similar to other members of the genus. Found in primary humid lower montane forests.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Area is threatened by illicit crops and other agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Drug enforcement.

Bibliography [top]

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