Proboscis bat

Proboscis bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Rhynchonycteris
Peters, 1867
Species:
R. naso
Binomial name
Rhynchonycteris naso
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Proboscis bat range
Synonyms
  • Vespertilio naso

The proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat,[2] Brazilian long-nosed bat.[3] and river bat.[4] It is the only species in the genus Rhynchonycteris.

This species is in the family Emballonuridae, the sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. Like most bats, it is nocturnal. It is found from southern Mexico to Belize, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Trinidad.[1][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Lim, B.; Miller, B. (2016). "Rhynchonycteris naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19714A22010818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19714A22010818.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sharp-nosed Bat – Rhynchonycteris naso. Arthurgrosset.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  3. ^ Plumpton, David L.; Jones, J. Knox Jr. (1992). "Rhynchonycteris naso" (PDF). Mammalian Species (413): 1–5. doi:10.2307/3504230. JSTOR 3504230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ^ Lim, Burton K.; Engstrom, Mark D. (26 November 2001). "Bat community structure at Iwokrama Forest, Guyana". J. Trop. Ecol. 17 (5): 647–665. doi:10.1017/S0266467401001481. S2CID 86552729.
  5. ^ Rhynchonycteris. Ftp.funet.fi (2002-08-29). Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  6. ^ Timm, Robert M. & Losilla, Mauricio (2007): Orb-weaving Spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), Predation on the Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae). Caribbean Journal of Science 43(2): 282–284. PDF Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine hdl:1808/4463