Solitary fruit-eating bat
| Artibeus incomitatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Artibeus |
| Species: | A. incomitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Artibeus incomitatus Kalko & Handley, 1994 | |
The solitary fruit-eating bat (Artibeus incomitatus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.[2] It is endemic to a small (3.4 km2) island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, and is considered to be critically endangered.[1] The species is frugivorous.[1] It is closely related to A. watsoni.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Pino, J. & Samudio, R. (2008). "Artibeus incomitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- 1 2 Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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