Artibeus amplus Handley 1987
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Artibeus
Artibeus amplus

description: 197. Large Fruit-eating Bat <i>Artibeus amplus</i> <b>French:</b> Artibée de Handley / <b>German:</b> Venezuela-Fruchtvampir / <b>Spanish:</b> Artibeo de Handley <b>Other common names:</b> Giant Artibeus, Giant Fruit-eating Bat <b>Taxonomy.</b> Artibeus amplus Handley, 1987, “Kasmera, 21 km SW Machiques, Estado Zulia, Venezuela, 270 m, in a damp cave in a cliff across the Rio Yasa from the Kasmera Biological Station, eastern foothills of the Sierra de Perija.” Artibeus amplus is in subgenus Artibeus. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> N Colombia, W &amp; S Venezuela, C &amp; S Guyana, and C Suriname; a record from N Brazil (Amazonas State) is considered doubtful. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 80-104 mm (tailless), ear 18-26 mm, hindfoot 17-21 mm, forearm 65-75 mm; weight 46-65 g. The Large Fruit-eating Bat is large, with brown to dark brown dorsal fur; bases of hairs are paler. Fur is short and dense. White stripes are obvious on face. Dorsal fur extends to area of wings between forearm and legs. Rim of noseleaft gradually disappears at base and is continuous with upper lip with no flap of skin. Wingtips are brown, not white like other larges species of Artibeus. Uropatagium is short, with wide margin and sparsely haired. Dorsal surface of feet is covered with short hairs. One specimen was reported with white spots on skin (leucism). Dental formulais1 2/2. C1/1,P 2/2. M 3/3.(x2) = 32. <b>Habitat.</b> Lowland rainforests, montane forests, secondaryforests, and farmlands, usually near streams and other wetter areas, at elevations of 25-1700 m. The Large Fruiteating Bat is also found in savanna (Llanos) and gallery forests. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> The Large Fruit-eating Bat is primarily frugivorous but reportedly eats insects and leaves. Folivory has been documented throughout the year, and leaf juice of seven species of plants is ingested. <b>Breeding.</b> The Large Fruit-eating Bat is monoestrous, with pregnant females occurring in November—May and peaking in January-February during dry season. Lactating females have been found in February-June and females suckling young in March-April. <b>Activity patterns.</b> The Large Fruit-eating Bat roosts in caves and trees. It has been reported roosting in the “twilight” zone of caves. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> [Large Fruit-eating Bats are gregarious. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. <b>Bibliography.</b> Handley (1987), Lim, B.K., Genoways &amp; Engstrom (2003), Marques-Aguiar (2008a), Munoz-Romo et al. (2015), Nogueira, Lima et al. (2014), Ramoni-Perazzi et al. (2012), Redondo et al. (2008), Ruiz-Ramoni, Muroz-Romoetal. (2011), Ruiz-Ramoni, Ramoni-Perazzi &amp; Mufioz-Romo (2017).
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 pages 575-576, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6458594