Lonchophylla chocoana

Dávalos, 2004

Chocoan Nectar Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Lonchophyllinae
Tribe : Lonchophyllini
Genus : Lonchophylla

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Dávalos, L.M. 2004-02. A new Chocoan species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). American Museum Novitates 3426:1-14.

Original name as described

Lonchophylla chocoana

Type material

ROM:MAM:105786

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"2 km south of Alto Tambo (00°54'N, 78°33'W; 700 m) in Província Esmeraldas, Ecuador."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Davalos, L. M. (2004). A new chocoan species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). American Museum Novitates, 3426, 1-14.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.