Incan Little Mastiff Bat
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The Incan Little Mastiff Bat (Mormopterus phrudus) is a species of bat
found in Peru
. It belongs to the subgenus
Micronomus.
The species is red listed as an endangered as of 2008, mainly because of it is known only from a single location, near the Urubamba River
in Peru
. It has not been found in nearby suitable habitats, suggesting it might be microendemic. Very little is known about its habitat and ecology, but it may prefer mountainous forests and roost in caves.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
found in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It belongs to the subgenus
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
Micronomus.
The species is red listed as an endangered as of 2008, mainly because of it is known only from a single location, near the Urubamba River
Urubamba River
The Urubamba River is a river in Peru. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the south-east of Cuzco near the Puno Region border, where it is called the Vilcanota River . In the Sacred Valley, between Písac and Ollantaytambo, it is also called the Wilcamayu...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It has not been found in nearby suitable habitats, suggesting it might be microendemic. Very little is known about its habitat and ecology, but it may prefer mountainous forests and roost in caves.