Sturnira paulsoni

Paulson's yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira paulsoni) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles.[2] According to the most recent IUCN analysis in 2019, it is near-threatened.[1][3]

Sturnira paulsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Sturnira
Species:
S. paulsoni
Binomial name
Sturnira paulsoni
de la Torre and Swartz, 1966

Taxonomy

The species was originally described as a species by de la Torre and Shwartz in 1966, before being reduced to a subspecies of S. lilium by Jones & Phillips in 1976. It was restored species status in 2013.[1]

Habitat and distribution

The species is found on the islands of Saint Vincent, Grenada and Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles. The bat mainly inhabit native humid tropical forests.[1][4]

Biology

It is frugivorous.[1] A study of echolocation calls of this species found that the species is adapted to fly in highly cluttered spaces, but can also fly fast and efficiently in open areas.[5]

Conservation

The species is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN. The main threats it faces, like most other island species, is the chance of natural disasters like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions. It is also threatened by the change in land use and agriculture.[1]

References
  1. Solari, S. (2019). "Sturnira paulsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88154558A88154562.
  2. Kwiecinski, Gary; Pedersen, Scott; Genoways, Hugh; Larsen, Peter; Larsen, Roxanne; Hoffman, Justin; Springer, Fitzroy; Phillips, Carleton; Baker, Robert (2018-10-30). "Bats of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles". Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum.
  3. "About: Sturnira". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  4. Gardner, A. L.; O'Neill, J. P. (1971). "A new species of Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Peru" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University (42).
  5. Jennings, Nancy Vaughan; Parsons, Stuart; Barlow, Kate E.; Gannon, Michael R. (2004-01-01). "Echolocation calls and wing morphology of bats from the West Indies". Acta Chiropterologica. 6 (1): 75–90. doi:10.3161/001.006.0106. ISSN 1508-1109.
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