ADW: Amorphochilus schnablii: INFORMATION

By Sarah Blessing

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Furipteridae

Genus: Amorphochilus

Species: Amorphochilus schnablii

Geographic Range

Neotropical Region: found on Puna Island off the cost of Equador [ Nowak, 1997], along the coast of Peru, on an island in northern Peru, and in northern Chile.

Biogeographic Regions
neotropical (Native )

Habitat

Found in forests, arid regions and in cultivatied areas; caves and abandoned buildings.

Terrestrial Biomes
chaparral ; forest

Physical Description

Range mass
3 to 5 g
(0.11 to 0.18 oz)

Average mass
3.3 g
(0.12 oz)

Range length
38 to 58 mm
(1.50 to 2.28 in)

The color of fur ranges from slate gray to dark brown. In this family (Furipteridae) the thumb is greatly reduced and the claw is absent, or if not absent it is non-functional. The thumb has actually become included in the propatagium. The forearm is approximately 30mm in length. The tail is approximately 30mm long and ends just short of the border of the uropatagium. The teeth are dilambdadont. The noseleaf is lacking or greatly reduced. Amorphochilus schnablii differs from ~Furipterus horrens` in the height of the braincase and in lacking wartlike growths on its muzzle and lips. These growths might be used for tasting its food.

Other Physical Features
endothermic ; bilateral symmetry

Reproduction

Breeding season
June, August, and October

Average number of offspring
1

Behavior

Found in small groups up to 300 individuals.

Key Behaviors
nocturnal ; colonial

Food Habits

Amorphochilus schnablii mainly eat moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera).

Animal Foods
insects

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List [Link]
Vulnerable

For More Information

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Encyclopedia of Life

Contributors

Sarah Blessing (author), University of Michigan, Ondrej Podlaha (editor), University of Michigan.

References

Bret Weinstein, , Phil Myers. 1997. "Furipteridae" (On-line). Accessed October 10, 2001 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/chiroptera/furipteridae.html.

Edited by Dr. David Macdonald, 1999. The Encycopedia of Mammals. New York, NY: Facts On File, Inc..

Hayssen, V., A. Van Tienhoven, A. Van Tienhoven. 1993. Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Company Inc..

Nowak, R. 1997. "Walker's Mammals of the world 5.1" (On-line). Accessed October 2, 2001 at http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/chiroptera/chiroptera.furipteridae.amorphochilus.html.

To cite this page: Blessing, S. 2002. "Amorphochilus schnablii" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 12, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Amorphochilus_schnablii.html

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