Lonchophylla hesperia

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	PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lonchophylla hesperia

Species Authority:

G.M. Allen, 1908

Common Name/s:

English

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Western Nectar Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Solari, S. & Velazco, P.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:

Listed as Near Threatened because this species is likely in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years) because of widespread habitat loss and degradation throughout much of its range, making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.

History:

2008	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 2008)
2008	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in northwest Peru, and southwest Ecuador (Simmons 2005).
Countries:	Native: Ecuador; Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	It is rare, known from approximately 10 individuals (Solari pers. comm.). It is expected to decline in response to increasing human habitat destruction.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Very little is known about this species. It does not eat fruit (Solari pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat conversion to agriculture is a primary threat.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat conversion to agriculture is a primary threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in a few protected areas in Northern Peru.

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in a few protected areas in Northern Peru.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010). 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.

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010).

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:	Solari, S. & Velazco, P. 2010. Lonchophylla hesperia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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