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Anoura geoffroyi, Geoffroy's Tailless Bat

Assessment by: Solari, S.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Phyllostomidae

Taxon Name: Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838

Common Name(s):
• English: Geoffroy's Tailless Bat
Taxonomic Source(s):
Mantilla-Meluk, H. and Baker, R.J. 2010. New Species of Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from
Colombia, with Systematic Remarks and Notes on the Distribution of the A. geoffroyi Complex.
Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University 292.

Taxonomic Notes:
Based on the morphological distinction observed between A. g. peruana and A. g. geoffroyi, as well as
the ecological differentiation of the areas inhabited by these two taxa, Mantilla-Meluk and Baker
(2010) elevated A. peruana to specific level.

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published: 2016

Date Assessed: March 16, 2016

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population,
occurrence in a number of protected areas and because the population is likely to be stable.

Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species occurs in Peru, Bolivia, southeast Brazil, the Guianas, Suriname and Ecuador to Tamaulipas
and Sinaloa (Mexico). It is also found on Trinidad and on Grenada (Lesser Antilles) (Simmons 2005,
Ortega and Alarcon-D. 2008). In Nicaragua, it only occurs in central and northern regions, in high areas
(A. Medina pers. comm.). Records from Argentina were misidentifications of A. caudifer (Barquez et al.
1993). Taxonomic definition of the species has changed by the recent recognition of discrete
morphological differences among Andean populations from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia and
those from the lowlands of eastern South America (Mantilla-Meluk and Baker 2010). However, the
status of all these populations has not been comprehensively established, and at the present the
distribution of A. geoffroyi remains unchanged.

Country Occurrence:

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Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana;
Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and
Tobago; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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Distribution Map
Anoura geoffroyi

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Population
This species is common and widespread (Emmons and Feer 1997), and broadly tolerant of human
disturbance (Handley 1976).
Current Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)

Anoura geoffroyi is strongly associated with streams within tropical evergreen forest (Handley 1976,
Emmons and Feer 1997, Reid 2009). It is considered insectivorous and facultative nectarivorous
throughout its range (Gardner 1977). It feeds on nectar, fruit and pollen, and may visit flowers primarily
to obtain insects (Willig et al. 1993). Plant species visited in Mexico include Agave, Ceiba, Calliandra,
Eucalyptus, Ipomoea, Pinus and various composites (Ortega and Alarcon D. 2008). It roosts in small
groups in caves, tunnels or tree hollows and is found in lowland rainforest, deciduous forest, gardens
and plantations. A colony of about 75 was found in a tunnel in Peru, grouped into several small clusters
and hanging from the ceiling (Tuttle 1970). It is common only where there are caves or rock crevices,
and rare or perhaps absent from lowland Amazonian forests lacking high ground, rocks and caves. A
single birth peak occurs each year, late in the wet season (Wilson 1979).

Systems: Terrestrial

Use and Trade

This species is not used.

Threats (see Appendix for additional information)

There are no major threats to this species. Cave mining and tourism could be a threat. There is habitat
loss in Mexico (J. Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)

It occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range. Recommended conservation actions
include the identification and protection of caves where this species is found. Also, further research on
the taxonomic distinction among putative species and subspecies of this species-complex should be
enforced (Jarrin and Kunz 2008).

Credits
Assessor(s): Solari, S.

Reviewer(s): Battistoni, A.

Contributor(s): Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Mantilla-Meluk, H. & Molinari, J.

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Bibliography
Barquez, R.M., Giannini, N.P. and Mares, M.A. 1993. Guide to the Bats of Argentina. Oklahoma Museum
of Natural History, Norman, USA.

Emmons, L.H. and Feer, F. 1997. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide, Second edition.
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA.

Gardner, A.L. 1977. Feeding habits. In: R.J. Baker, J.K. Jones, Jr. and D.C. Carter (eds), Biology of bats of
the New World family Phyllostomidae, pp. 293-350. Special Publication. Museum Texas Tech University.

Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.),
Mammals of South America. Volume 1, pp. 224-244. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Handley Jr., C.O. 1976. Mammals of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project. Brigham Young University
Science Bulletin, Biological Series 20: 1-91.

IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 30 June 2016).

Jarrín-V, P. and Kunz, T.H. 2008. Taxonomic history of the genus Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
with insights into the challenges of morphological species delimitation. Acta Chiropterologica 10(2):
257-269.

Mantilla-Meluk, H. and Baker, R.J. 2010. New Species of Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from
Colombia, with Systematic Remarks and Notes on the Distribution of the A. geoffroyi Complex.
Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University 292.

Ortega, J., and I. Alarcon D. 2008. Anoura geoffroyi. Mammalian Species 181: 1-7.

Reid, F. 2009. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico. Oxford University
Press, New York, USA.

Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the
World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Tuttle, M. D. 1970. Distribution and zoogeography of Peruvian bats, with comments on natural history.
University of Kansas Sciences Bulletin 49: 45–86.

Willig, M.R., Camilo, G. R. and Noble, S.J. 1993. Dietary overlap in frugivorous and insectivorous bats
from edaphic Cerrado habitats of Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 74: 117-128.

Wilson, D.E. 1979. Reproductive patterns. In: R.J. Baker, J.K. Jones, Jr. and D.C. Carter (eds), Biology of
the bats of the New World family Phyllostomatidae, pp. 317–378. Especial Publications, The Museum,
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Citation
Solari, S. 2016. Anoura geoffroyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016:
e.T88109511A88109515. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88109511A88109515.en

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Habitats
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Major
Habitat Season Suitability
Importance?

1. Forest -> 1.5. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry - Suitable Yes

1. Forest -> 1.6. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland - Suitable Yes

1. Forest -> 1.9. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane - Suitable Yes

7. Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) -> 7.1. Caves and - Suitable Yes
Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.3. Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations - Suitable -

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.4. Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens - Suitable -

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.5. Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas - Suitable -

Threats
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Threat Timing Scope Severity Impact Score

3. Energy production & mining -> 3.2. Mining & Ongoing - - -

quarrying
Stresses: 1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.1. Ecosystem conversion
1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation

6. Human intrusions & disturbance -> 6.1. Ongoing - - -

Recreational activities
Stresses: 2. Species Stresses -> 2.2. Species disturbance

Conservation Actions in Place

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Conservation Actions in Place

In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management

Occur in at least one PA: Yes

Conservation Actions Needed

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Conservation Actions Needed

2. Land/water management -> 2.1. Site/area management

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Research Needed
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Research Needed
1. Research -> 1.1. Taxonomy

1. Research -> 1.5. Threats

1. Research -> 1.6. Actions

Additional Data Fields

Distribution
Lower elevation limit (m): 400

Upper elevation limit (m): 3600

Population
Population severely fragmented: No

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