Lonchophylla concava is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Central and South America.[2] It was long considered a synonym of Goldman's nectar bat, though is now recognized as distinct. It consumes nectar and pollen.
Taxonomy
Lonchophylla concava was described as a new species in 1914 by Edward Alphonso Goldman. Goldman had collected the holotype from eastern Panama in 1912.[3] In 1966, Handley published that L. concava was a synonym of Goldman's nectar bat (L. mordax);[4] this was maintained until a 2005 publication asserted that there were major physical difference between the two taxa, and thus L. concava should be recognized as a separate species.[5]
Description
Lonchophylla concava has a forearm length of 32.0–34.6 mm (1.26–1.36 in).[5] Females weight 7.0–8.0 g (0.25–0.28 oz) while males weigh 7.0–9.0 g (0.25–0.32 oz).[6]
Lonchophylla concava is found in Central American and South America, including Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. It has been documented at a range of elevations from 0–1,000 m (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.[1]
^Woodman, Neal (2007). "A new species of nectar-feeding bat, genus Lonchophylla, from western Colombia and western Ecuador (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 120 (3): 340. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[340:ANSONB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN0006-324X.