Sturnira hondurensis G. G. Goodwin 1940
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Sturnira
Sturnira hondurensis

description: 122. Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat <i>Sturnira hondurensis</i> <b>French:</b> Sturnire du Honduras / <b>German:</b> Honduras-Gelbschulterfledermaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Sturniro de Honduras <b>Taxonomy.</b> Sturnira hondurensis G. G. Goodwin, 1940, “La Cruze Grande, near San Jose; elevation about 3000 feet [= 914 m]; Department La Paz, Honduras.” Sturnira hondurensis was previously considered a synonym or subspecies of S. ludovic, but itis now recognized as a distinct species based on phylogenetic analyses of molecular data. Reports from Costa Rica and Panama are probably misidentifications of the newly described S. burtonlima. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> From N Mexico (S Sinaloa and S Tamaulipas) through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to N Nicaragua. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 66-70 mm (tailless), ear 12-19 mm, hindfoot 13-16 mm, forearm 41-45 mm; weight 17-23 g. The Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat is medium-sized and robust. Upperparts are gray-brown, rarely orange-brown. Fur is long (6-8 mm) and thick. Dorsal hairs have three bands, with middle one being paler and buffy. Males have orange or ocherous tawny to dark gray shoulder patches. Underparts are pale gray-brown, tinged with pinkish or light buffy. Short is snout, and forehead rounded. Noseleafis small and simple. Tail membrane is very short and well furred. Base of forearm, femur, adjoining part of wings, and feet are hairy. Cutting edges of lower incisors are deeply bilobed. <b>Habitat.</b> Evergreen forests and forest edges, cloudy forests, and secondary forests usually above elevations of 800 m. The Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat has been captured in agricultural areas such as coffee plantations and livestock paddocks. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> In El Salvador, 14 plant species are reportedly consumed by frugivorous Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bats; Hedyosmum mexicanum (Chloranthaceae) is the most consumed. In Mexico, it has been observed feeding preferably of Piper (Piperaceae) and Solanum (Solanaceae). It occasionally eats insects, most commonly by pregnant and lactating females. <b>Breeding.</b> In Mexico, pregnant Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bats have been found in November, with one embryo. In El Salvador, pregnant females have been caught in March—September, suggesting continuous polygamic breeding. <b>Activity patterns.</b> Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bats are nocturnal. Activity peaks in the first two hours after dusk, with smaller peaks throughout the night. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. <b>Bibliography.</b> Cortés-Delgado &amp; Sosa (2014), Goodwin (1940), Morales (2016), Solari (2017b), Velazco &amp; Patterson (2013).
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 544, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6458594