Phyllostomidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2019 2019-10-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats 444 583 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6458594 adeeb71f-7f8d-4e00-bc9f-35089363f76e 978-84-16728-19-0 6458594 23. Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat Lonchorhina marinkellei French: Lonchorhine de Marinkelle / German: Marinkelle-Schwertnase / Spanish: Loncorino de Marinkelle Taxonomy. Lonchorhina manrinkeller Hernandez-Camacho & Cadena, 1978 , “Durania (también conocida como Urania), cerca a Mita, Comisaria del Vaupés , Colombia .” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Known only from Guiana Shield in Guaviare and Vaupés depart ments, E Colombia . Descriptive notes. Head—body 64-73 mm, tail 59-70 mm, ear 34-38 mm, hindfoot 17-19 mm, forearm 59-63 mm. Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat is one of the largest species of Lonchorhina . Dorsal fur is reddish brown, with dark-based hairs for almost onethird of their lengths and palertips, giving fur a frosted look. Dorsal fur is long (c. 12 mm ); ventral fur is much shorter (6-7 mm) and paler, close to brownish gray, with pale tips. Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat has an unusually long noseleaf and proportionally long ears, almost as long as noseleaf. Alae sellae are ornamented with tiny warts, and laminae infranarialis is distinctive. Wing membranes are blackish and sparsely haired with very short white hairs. Forearms are furred for only one-third of their lengths. Third metacarpal is largest in series, and fourth is shortest. Short hairs, notvisible to the naked eye, cover dorsal surfaces of uropatagium and legs. Long tail extends to posterior margin of long uropatagium, giving it a pointy look. Skull has short wide rostrum, and frontals are flat between orbits. Nasals end well behind premaxillae. Length of C'-M?is slightly shorter than breadth at M®. Postorbital is very constricted. Braincase is elevated, showing no depression on its posterior portion. Temporal and lambdoid crests are inconspicuous. Hypocones of upper molars are little developed, and lower incisors are somewhat trilobed. Vertebrae formula is seven cervical, twelve thoracic, six lumbar, six sacra, and nine caudal. Habitat. Isolated rock hills known as inselbergs, usually surrounded by tropical savanna grasslands and gallery forests in the oriental Llanos, at elevations of 180-240 m. Food and Feeding. Some remains of insects were found in the stomach of the holotype of Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat. Breeding. Female holotype of Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat contained a 5-8g fetus in August. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Holotype of Marinkelle’s Swordnosed Bat was sharing a roost with two Orinoco Sword-nosed Bats ( Lonchorhina orinocensis ), Seba’s Short-tailed Bats ( Carollia perspicillata ), Orange-throated Bats ( Lampronycteris brachyotis ), and Lesser Dog-like Bats ( Peropteryx macrotis ). Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Marinkelle’s Sword-nosed Bat has a restricted distribution, known from only two locations associated with inselbergs in the Guianan Shield region. Bibliography. Eisenberg (1989), Gardner (1977b), Hernandez-Camacho & Cadena (1978), Mantilla-Meluk & Montenegro (2016), Morales-Martinez & Lépez-Arévalo (2018), Suarez-Castro et al. (2017), Williams & Genoways (2008).