Chiroderma salvini

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:

Chiroderma salvini

Species Authority:

Dobson, 1878

Common Name/s:

English

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Salvin's Big-eyed Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

No taxonomic problems known though they are quite variable.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Aguirre, L., Mantilla, H., Miller, B. & Dávalos, L.
Reviewer/s:	Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category. However this species is sensitive to habitat destruction and may require conservation attention within portions of its range.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs throughout Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela north to Michoacan, Hidalgo, and Chihuahua (Mexico) (Simmons 2005). Occurs in Nicaragua (Medina et al. in press).
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	It is apparently uncommon to locally common (Emmons and Feer, 1997; Reid, 1997).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This bat is poorly known, ecologically and taxonomically. It is found in semi-deciduous and evergreen forest and forest openings; also near streams in dry areas and in savannas. It probably travels in the canopy or sub-canopy, as it is seldom caught in a nest at the understory level. It feeds on fruits, especially figs. It prefers moist habitats and evergreen tropical forests, as well as open areas (Emmons and Feer, 1997; Handley, 1976; Reid, 1997). In Costa Rica and Panama it has been captured over the forest canopy (Mantilla pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This bat is poorly known, ecologically and taxonomically. It is found in semi-deciduous and evergreen forest and forest openings; also near streams in dry areas and in savannas. It probably travels in the canopy or sub-canopy, as it is seldom caught in a nest at the understory level. It feeds on fruits, especially figs. It prefers moist habitats and evergreen tropical forests, as well as open areas (Emmons and Feer, 1997; Handley, 1976; Reid, 1997). In Costa Rica and Panama it has been captured over the forest canopy (Mantilla pers. comm.).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	None known.

Major Threat(s):

None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in protected areas. Needs further research. Not very common in protected areas in Guatemala.

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in protected areas. Needs further research. Not very common in protected areas in Guatemala.

Citation:	Aguirre, L., Mantilla, H., Miller, B. & Dávalos, L. 2008. Chiroderma salvini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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