Andersen's fruit-eating bat

Artibeus anderseni is a bat species from the genus of fruit authentics vampires. The specific epithet honors the Danish zoologist Knud Christian Andersen. The way was long regarded as a junior synonym of Artibeus cinereus and in 1978 was recognized by Karl F. Koopman, acting as an independent species.

Features

The coat color is dark brown. Flight skin and limbs are hairy thin. The teeth in the upper jaw is almost parallel. The muzzle is increased again. The karyotype is unknown.

Dissemination

The distribution area of Artibeus anderseni extends to Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and French Guiana.

Habitat

Artibeus anderseni inhabited forest fragments, primary forests and savannas from sea level to altitudes of 1350 m.

Way of life

The type set up their beds in sheet tents. The food from Atribeus anderseni is largely unknown, but it comprises a plurality of fruits. Few data are available about the reproductive behavior. Pregnant and lactating females were observed from March to April in Colombia and Brazil, and from September to November in Bolivia and Ecuador.