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Glossophaga soricina

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Scientific Name: Glossophaga soricina
Species Authority: (Pallas, 1766)
Common Name/s:
English – Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Taxonomic Notes: May contain more than one species, see Hoffmann and Baker (2001) (Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M.
Reviewer/s: Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Tamaulipas, Sonora and Trés Marías Isls (Mexico) south to the Guianas, Southeastern Brazil, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru; Margarita Isl (Venezuela); Trinidad; Grenada (Lesser Antilles); Jamaica (Simmons 2005).
Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; French Guiana; Grenada; Guyana; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico (Sonora, Tamaulipas); Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population: It is scarce on the south and abundant in the north. In Argentina they face many threats (Barquez pers. comm.).
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found in forests (south), rural and urban areas (north). Nectarivorous. Found in caves, tunnels, and houses. Co-inhabit with Carollia. Willig (1983) found more than 2,000 individuals in an abandoned house in Brazil.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats throughout its range. Deforestation is a localised threat. Populations are scarce in south.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Avoid habitat loss. Needs taxonomic revision. Found in protected areas.
Citation: Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2008. Glossophaga soricina. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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