Artibeus aequatorialis
Andersen, 1906
Ecuadorian Fruit-eating Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Noctilionoidea |
| Family | : Phyllostomidae |
| Subfamily | : Stenodermatinae |
| Tribe | : Stenodermatini |
| Genus | : Artibeus |
Species status
Authority citation
Andersen, K.C. 1906-12-01. Brief diagnoses of a new genus and ten new froms of stenodermatous bats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(108):419-423.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366682Original name as described
Artibeus jamaicensis aequatorialis
Other common names
Ecuatorial Fruit-eating Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.9.13
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcd1abfe-889c-4b86-a571-18a004e4bfd9Type locality
"Zaruma, Loja [Loja Province], S. Ecuador, 1000 m."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Ecuador · Peru
Taxonomy notes
split from A. jamaicensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Larsen, P. A., Marchan-Rivadeneira, M. R., & Baker, R. J. (2010). Taxonomic status of Andersen's fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis aequatorialis) and revised classification of Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Zootaxa, 2648(1), 45-60.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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