Artibeus inopinatus, W. B. Davis & D. C. Carter, 1964

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Honduran Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus inopinatus

French: Artibée du Honduras / German: Honduras-Fruchtvampir / Spanish: Artibeo hondureno

Taxonomy. Artibeus inopinatus W. B. Davis & D. C. Carter, 1964 .

“ Choluteca, 10 ft [= 3 m], Depto. de Choluteca, Honduras.”

Artibeus inopinatus is in subgenus Artibeus . Although usually considered closer to A. har sutus, molecular analyses suggested that A. inopinatus is sister to the clade A. harsutus + A. fraterculus . Monotypic.

Distribution. Pacific slopes of Central America, from El Salvador to Nicaragua.

Descriptive notes. Forearm 48-49 mm (males) and 51-53 mm (females); weight 24-7-35-9 g. Other measurements are not available. The Honduran Fruit-eating Bat is seemingly most closely allied to the Hairy Fruit-eating Bat (A. hirsutus ) ofwestern Mexico, but it is smaller, and its uropatagium is less hairy, although it has noticeable fringe of hairs on its free edge. Upperparts are pale gray, with tips of hairs frosted whitish; fur is very short and velvety. Whitish facial stripes are faint; lower ones are sometimes absent. Ventral fur is slightly paler than dorsum. Muzzle is short and broad. Dental formula is I 2 /2, C1/1,P 2/2. M 3/3 (x2) = 32. Unlike the Hairy Fruit-eating Bat, the Honduran Fruiteating Bat lacks broad spine on posterior border of palate that projects into interpterygoid space. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 31 (males) or 30 (females) and FN = 56. X-chromosome and Y-chromosome are subtelocentric, and Y,chromosome Is acrocentric.

Habitat. Dry thorn-scrub habitats, banana groves, and deciduousforests from lowlands to elevations of ¢. 1100 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Pregnant Honduran Fruit-eating Bats were found in May in Honduras and lactating females in May and July in El Salvador and Honduras. Juveniles were caught in August in Honduras and Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, males were found with descended testes in June.

Activity patterns. A small group of Honduran Fruit-eating Bats with one male, eight females, and five young was found roosting in a building.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Additional information on population status and life history of the Honduran Fruit-eating Bat is needed to understand its conservation threats.

Bibliography. Davis & Carter (1964), Larsen et al. (2013), Medina-Fitoria (2014), Reid & Medina-Fitoria (2016), Webster & Jones (1983).

Figures

187. Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor), 188. Honduran Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus inopinatus), 189. Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus fraterculus), 190. Hairy Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus hirsutus), 192. Ecuadorian Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis), 193. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus jamaicenss), 194. Dark Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus obscurus), 195. Schwartz’s Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus schwartzi), 196. Great Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus lLituratus), 197. Large Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus amplus), 198. Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus planirostris), 199. Rosenberg’s Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus rosenberg), 200. Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus watsoni), 201. Toltec Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus toltecus), 202. Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus phaeotis), 203. Gervais’s Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus cinereus), 204. Andersen’s Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni), 205. Little Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus ravus), 206. Aztec Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aztecus), 207. Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis), 208. Silvery Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus glaucus), 209. Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus gnomus), 210. Jamaican Fig-eating Bat (Ariteus flavescens), 211. Tree Bat (Ardops nichollsi), 212. Red Fruit Bat (Stenoderma rufum), 213. Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex), 214. Ipanema Broad-nosed Bat (Pygoderma bilabiatum), 215. Visored Bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum), 216. Little White-shouldered Bat (Ametrida centurio), 217. Cuban Fig-eating Bat (Phyllops falcatus)

Distribution. Pacific slopes of Central America, from El Salvador to Nicaragua .