Platyrrhinus masu Velazco 2005
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Platyrrhinus
Platyrrhinus masu

description: 182. Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat <i>Platyrrhinus masu</i> <b>French:</b> Sténoderme quechua / <b>German:</b> Quechua-Breitnasenfledermaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Platirrino quechua <b>Taxonomy.</b> Platyrrhinus masu Velazco, 2005, “Consuelo, km 165, 17 km by road west of Pilcopata, Province of Paucartambo, Department of Cuzco, Peru, approximately 13°07'59" [sic] S, 71°15'W.” Platyrrhinus masu was previously included in P. dorsalis, but morphologic and morphometric analyses proved their distinction. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> E slope of Andes from C Peru to W Bolivia. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 70-82 mm (tailless), ear 16—21 mm, hindfoot 12-16 mm, forearm 45-51 mm; weight 23-33 g. The Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat is medium-sized and similar in size to Thomas’s Broad-nosed Bat (P. dorsalis) and slightly smaller than Ismael’s Broad-nosed Bat (FP. ismaeli). Dorsal fur is dark brown, ventral fur is grayish, and dorsal and ventral hairs are tricolored. Dorsal hairs are long (6-5-7-5 mm). Head is robust; snout is short and broad; and facial strips are bufty, supraocular just a bit wider than subocular. Dorsal stripe is wide and brighter than facial ones. Noseleafis large and spearshaped, and its edges are dark, never bright yellowish or cream. Folds on ears are well marked. Insertion of posterior edge of plagiopatagium occurs on first metatarsal, and third metacarpalis shorter or subequal than fifth. Caudal membrane is very short in middle (4-5-7 mm), with deep U-shaped edge and dense fringe of short buffy hairs. Dense and long hair occurs on dorsum of feet. I' converge, are in contact at their tips, and are twice as long as I*. I* are bilobed. P* has two stylar cusps on its posterior face. M' metastyle is present, and protocone is moderately developed. <b>Habitat.</b> Pre-montane and montane humid forests of Andean slopes and edge forests at elevations of 650-3350 m (mostly above 1500 m). <b>Food and Feeding.</b> There is no specific information available for the Quechuan Broadnosed Bat, but other broad-nosed bats feed heavily on fruits. <b>Breeding.</b> Pregnant Quechuan Broad-nosed Bats were found in January and March in eastern Ecuador. <b>Activity patterns.</b> The Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat is nocturnal. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Quechuan Broad-nosed Bat is relatively common at Andean forests and apparently has a continuous distribution that includes several protected areas. Additional natural history information clearly attributable to this taxon is lacking. <b>Bibliography.</b> Gardner (2008c), Gardner &amp; Carter (1972a), Velazco (2005), Velazco &amp; Gardner (2009), Velazco &amp; Patterson (2008), Velazco &amp; Solari (2003).
description: Published as part of <i>Don E. Wilson &amp; Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Phyllostomidae, pp. 444-583 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on page 568, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6458594