Peracchi's nectar bat (Lonchophylla peracchii) is a nectar-feeding bat of the leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae, first described from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It is a medium-sized bat with long, silky brown fur, a forearm of about 34 to 37 millimetres and a long, narrow muzzle suited to reaching into flowers. Its recognition as a species of its own left its close relative Lonchophylla bokermanni confined to a small area of the Cerrado, and the two are told apart mainly by fur colour and ear shape. Peracchi's nectar bat occurs in evergreen and semideciduous forest from sea level to about 900 metres, including on Ilha Grande, and individuals have been netted near flowering banana trees. It is rated Least Concern and is named for the Brazilian bat researcher Adriano Lúcio Peracchi.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Peracchi's nectar bat (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source GBIF: Lonchophylla peracchii (desc record, GBIF)
Source GBIF: Lonchophylla peracchii (desc record, GBIF)
In Ecosystem
Source GBIF: Lonchophylla peracchii (desc record, GBIF)
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Source Peracchi's nectar bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It was first described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil.
Sources
1. GBIF: Lonchophylla peracchii (desc record, GBIF)
GBIFStatus and Conservation
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Food and Feeding
had pollen grains on its pelage
Habitat
Evergreen and semideciduous forests in south-eastern lowlands
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, semideciduous forest
Evergreen and semideciduous forests in south-eastern lowlands
In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest, Habitat, ecosystem
of Brazilian Atlantic Forest
View the Source 2. iNaturalist: Lonchophylla peracchii (inat record, iNaturalist)
iNaturalistTaxon record, extinct flagQuote, Taxon record, extinct flag
"extinct": false
Peracchi's nectar bat (Wikipedia)
Lead, range
It was first described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil.
Child Taxon Of: Phyllostomidae, Lead
is a species of nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, bat group
is a species of nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae
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