Small Mammals Of The Mayo River Basin In Northern Peru, With The Description Of A New Species Of Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Author
Velazco, Paúl M.
Division of Vertebrate Zoology (Mammalogy) American Museum of Natural History
Author
Patterson, Bruce D.
Integrative Research Center Field Museum of Natural History
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2019
2019-04-05
2019
429
1
69
journal article
0003-0090
Sturnira oporaphilum
(
Tschudi, 1844
)
VOUCHER MATERIAL:
Waqanki
:
1 adult
male (
MUSM 39230
)
; see table 13 for measurements.
IDENTIFICATION: We consulted descriptions and measurements of
Sturnira oporaphilum
provided by
Carter and Dolan (1978)
,
Anderson (1997)
,
Velazco and Patterson (2014)
, and
Molinari et al. (2017)
. No subspecies are currently recognized in
S. oporaphilum
(
Velazco and Patterson, 2014
;
Molinari et al., 2017
). Our specimen exhibits the diagnostic characteristics of
S. oporaphilum
: medium size (FA
42–47 mm
); shoulder glands (epaulettes) present but weakly defined; metacarpals III and IV subequal in length, but shorter than metacarpal V; upper inner incisors orthodont; lower incisors bicuspidate; and metaconids and entoconids of m1 and m2 poorly defined, forming a continuous sloping ridge (
Gardner, 2008e
). Measurements of our speci- mens fall within the range of measurements previously reported for the species.