Paulson's yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira paulsoni) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles.[2] According to the most recent IUCN analysis in 2019, it is near-threatened.[1]
| Sturnira paulsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Sturnira |
| Species: | S. paulsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturnira paulsoni de la Torre and Schwartz, 1966
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Taxonomy
editThe species was originally described as a species by de la Torre and Schwartz in 1966, before being reduced to a subspecies of S. lilium by Jones & Phillips in 1976. It was restored species status in 2013.[1]
Habitat and distribution
editThe species is found on the islands of Saint Vincent, Grenada and Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles. The bat mainly inhabit native humid tropical forests.[1][3]
Biology
editIt is frugivorous.[1] A study of echolocation calls of this species found that the species is adapted to fly in highly cluttered spaces, but can also fly fast and efficiently in open areas.[4]
Conservation
editThe species is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN. The main threats it faces, like most other island species, is the chance of natural disasters like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions. It is also threatened by the change in land use and agriculture.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Solari, S. (2019). "Sturnira paulsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T88154558A88154562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T88154558A88154562.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Kwiecinski, Gary; Pedersen, Scott; Genoways, Hugh; Larsen, Peter; Larsen, Roxanne; Hoffman, Justin; Springer, Fitzroy; Phillips, Carleton; Baker, Robert (2018-10-30). "Bats of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles". Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum.
- ^ Gardner, A. L.; O'Neill, J. P. (1971). "A new species of Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Peru" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University (42).
- ^ Jennings, Nancy Vaughan; Parsons, Stuart; Barlow, Kate E.; Gannon, Michael R. (2004-01-01). "Echolocation calls and wing morphology of bats from the West Indies". Acta Chiropterologica. 6 (1): 75–90. doi:10.3161/001.006.0106. ISSN 1508-1109.