Geoffroy's tailless bat
Anoura geoffroyi
Anoura geoffroyi is a bat species from the family of leaf lobes ( Phyllostomidae ), which is native to Central and South America. The species was named after the zoologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire.
Description
Anoura geoffroyi is a medium sized, tailless bat with a total length of an average of 69.2 mm. Like all representatives of flower bats also has it a elongated snout, the upper jaw is shorter than the lower jaw. The fur is brown and hairy, the base of the arms and legs tight.
Way of life
During the day, use colonies of 20-75 animals caves and tunnels as a hanging place. The largest ever observed colony consisted of about 300 individuals. Anoura geoffroyi hanging in caves mostly in areas with daylight. The quarters are often shared with other bat species and regionally with fat Schwalmen. Laboratory experiments have shown that Anoura geoffroyi has an excellent sense of sight, but uses in the absence of visual stimuli echolocation for orientation. In the search for nectar and the sense of smell over long distances has an important role.
Anoura geoffroyi feeds on nectar, pollen and insects, with their relative proportions may vary by region itself. The Visit of flowers makes Anoura geoffroyi to a different important pollinators of neotropical flowering plants, including hibiscus, Ceiba, Marcgravia and agave.
In Trinidad females become pregnant in July or August and give birth to the boy in late November. In Bolivia, pregnant animals were, however, captured in June in Peru from May to August. In Brazil, it has been found that the suckling period is synchronized with the heyday of various plants. Thus, it is believed that reproduction time depends on the food availability and may vary regionally so. In the early days after birth, the pups take 1 g per week. You start first flight tests once they reach half the weight of an adult animal.
Distribution and habitat
The proliferation of Anoura geoffroyi ranges from Mexico to Venezuela to French Guiana, as well as Peru to the south of Brazil without the Amazon basin. Your stock is classified by the IUCN due to the wide distribution and large populations likely to be stable and unthreatened.