Macrophyllum macrophyllum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CHIROPTERA |
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Macrophyllum macrophyllum |
| Species Authority: |
(Schinz, 1821) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Long-legged Bat |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Rodriguez, B. & Pineda, W. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
| Contributor/s: |
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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.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Tabasco (Mexico) south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Northeastern Argentina (Simmons 2005). Also Venezuela, Guianas and Suriname. |
| Countries: |
Native: Argentina; Belize; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Rare in Argentina (Barquez pers. comm.) and Mexico (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Live in colonies with until 70 individuals. Feed on aquatic insects. The species is water dependent (Meyer et al. 2005)
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Deforestation is a localised threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Found in protected areas. In Mexico is listed as thretened under NOM - 059 - SEMARNAT - 2001 (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).
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Bibliography
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Meyer, C. F. J., Weinbeer, M. and Kalko, E. K. V. 2005. Home range size and spacing patterns of Macrophyllum macrophyllum (Phyllostomidae) foraging over water. Journal of Mammalogy 86: 587-598.
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.
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