Tree bat

The tree bat ( Ardops nichollsi ) is a species of bat in the family of leaf lobes ( Phyllostomidae ), and the only species in the genus Ardops. The tree bat is endemic to the Lesser Antilles and most closely related to Ariteus, Phyllops and Stenoderma, three also monotypic and exclusively indigenous to the West Indies bat species. By 1967, the species was still Ardops divided into five types, but today they are only being conducted as a subspecies.

Description

The tree bat is a medium-sized representatives of the fruit Vampire with a total length of 63.8 mm and an average weight of 16.9 g for males and 18.5 g for females (sexual dimorphism ). Like most sheet tabs also owns the tree bat a nose leaf. The fur is long ( 9-11 mm) and brown, the dorsal hairs are three-piece colored with a dark base, a lighter central part and a brown top.

Way of life

Comparatively little is known about the life of the tree bat. It uses, as the name suggests, daytime trees and tree-like vegetation as a sleeping place. Pregnant females are known from late March and early April, suckling from the second half of April. Probably the animals get only a single pup per gestation period to the world.

Distribution and habitat

The tree bat comes to seven islands of the Lesser Antilles in front of St. Eustatius in the north to St. Vincent in the south. Your stock is classified by the IUCN as safely.