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Ecuadorian sac-winged bat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Balantiopteryx
Species:	B. infusca
Binomial name
Balantiopteryx infusca (Thomas, 1897)
Ecuadorian sac-winged bat range

The Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx infusca) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation.

Taxonomy

Balantiopteryx infusca is the sister species of Balantiopteryx io and there are no recognised subspecies.

Appearance

It is larger than Balantiopteryx io, and smaller than Balantiopteryx plicata. It lacks the white trim of Balantiopteryx plicata, and is darker in color.

Habitat and behavior

It is found in the mouth of caves, abandoned mines, and cracks in rock. It prefers to live where there is plenty of light. The bats are sociable and live in colonies; they are also insectivorous.

References

1. ^ Tirira, D. (2016) . "Balantiopteryx infusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2531A97206692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2531A22029804.en.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
4. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. Mammals of South America. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.
5. ^ Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin; Knox Jones, J. (1988). "Balantiopteryx io and infusca". Mammalian Species. 313: 1–3. doi:10.2307/3504205.
6. Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96.

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