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- Title
Artibeus obscurus.
- Authors
Haynes, Michelle A.; Lee Jr., Thomas E.
- Abstract
The article presents information on mammalian species namely Artibeus lituratus and Artibeus obscurus (Dark Fruit-eating bat). A. lituratus has order Chiroptera, suborder Mucriochiroptera, family Phyllostomidae, and subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus Artibeus includes 17 extant species. Artibeus obscurus is cranially and externally smaller than A. fimbriatus, A. lituratus, and A. planirostris. Artibeus obscurus is most similar in size to A. jamaicensis: they are allopatric in Central America and South America.
- Subjects
CENTRAL America; MAMMALOGICAL research; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; SPECIES; BATS
- Publication
Mammalian Species, 2004, Issue 752, p1
- ISSN
0076-3519
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1644/752