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Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
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Bats

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus gnomus Handley, 1987

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameArtibeus gnomus Handley, 1987

About this species

The gnome fruit-eating bat (Dermanura gnoma) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. This species was originally determined to be different from the other known species of fruit bats, but later, in 1994 was mistakenly grouped under Artibeus cinereus as a synonym. However, this has since been corrected by more closely studying their physical differences and by biomolecular analysis.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae
GenusArtibeus

In Suriname

23Records in Suriname
1978First record
2012Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini10
  • Brokopondo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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