Sturnira paulsoni de la Torre &amp; Schwartz 1966
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Sturnira
Sturnira paulsoni

description: 141. Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Bat <i>Sturnira paulsoni</i> <b>French:</b> Sturnire de Paulson / <b>German:</b> Paulson-Gelbschulterfledermaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Sturniro de Paulson <b>Taxonomy.</b> Sturnira paulsoni de la Torre &amp; Schwartz, 1966, “Lowrt, 1000 ft [= 305 m], St. Andrew Parish, Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.” Two subspecies from the Lesser Antilles are relevant to this account: S. Lilium luciae by J. K. Jones, Jr. and C. J. Phillips in 1976 from Saint Lucia and S. Lilium serotinus by H. H. Genoways in 1998 from Grenada. Molecular and morphological analyses recognized these forms as a single taxonomic entity, for which the oldest name is S. paulsoni. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> Endemic to the Lesser Antilles, including St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada Is. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 64-67 mm (tailless), ear 14-16 mm, hindfoot 11-13 mm, forearm 40-42 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Paulson's Yellow-shouldered Bat is small and most similar to the Dominica Yellow-shouldered Bat (S. angeli) and the Little Yellow-shouldered Bat (S. Lilium). Dorsum is pale grayish brown; hair has narrow white basal band (c.0-5 mm), followed by broader dull grayish brown band and equally broad pale buff band, and narrow dark grayish brown apical band. Underparts are dark yellowish buff, with long, thick, silky fur composed of bicolored hairs. Muzzle is blunt, and forehead is rounded. Shoulder areas are clearly tinged in reddish or light brown. Legs, feet, and uropatagium are densely covered with short hairs. Skull is relatively long, braincase is small, and rostrum is elongated. I, and I, are trilobed and subequalin size. Lingual cusps (metaconid and entoconid) of M, and M, are low, rounded,ill-defined, and separated by shallow notch. <b>Habitat.</b> Wet interior valleys, near native trees and cultivated fruit crops, and wet dense montane forests with fairly open understories from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 300 m. Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is always netted near streams and never in dry coastal areas. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Batis expected to be predominantly frugivorous, eating fruits of Solanum spp. (Solanaceae) and species of other Solanaceae and Melastomataceae. <b>Breeding.</b> Pregnant Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Bats have been recorded in August and lactating females in May. <b>Activity patterns.</b> Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Bat seems to be very active throughout the night when fruit resources were abundant. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Not assessed on The [UCN Red List. More information on ecology of Paulson’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is necessary for an appropriate assessment ofits population status and to identify potential threats. <b>Bibliography.</b> Gannon et al. (1989), Genoways (1998), Hernandez-Canchola &amp; Leén-Paniagua (2017), Jones &amp; Phillips (1976), Koopman (1968), de la Torre &amp; Schwartz (1966), 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 550, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6458594