Sturnira adrianae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Stenodermatinae
Tribus: Sturnirini
Genus: Sturnira
Species: Sturnira adrianae
Subspecies (2): S. a. adrianae – S. a. caripana

Name

Sturnira adrianae Molinari, Bustos, Burneo, Camacho, Moreno & Fermín, 2017: 83

• Holotype: CVULA 8570, adult ♂, skin, skull and partial postcranial skeleton.
• Type locality: “Venezuela, Estado Barinas, Carretera Santo Domingo–Barinitas, 1 km frontera Mérida–Barinas: latitude, 8.865°; longitude, -70.593°; elevation, 1560 m”.
• Paratypes (3): CVULA 8770, adult ♀, same data as holotype; CVULA, adult ♂ and CVULA 8585, adult ♀, from “Venezuela, Estado Mérida, Sector Cucuchica, 5.8 km ENE Tovar, 8.337°, -71.701°, 930 m”.

Native distribution areas

• Venezuela
• Colombia

References

Primary references

• Molinari, J., Bustos, X.E., Burneo, S.F., Camacho, M.A., Moreno, S.A. & Fermín, G. 2017. A new polytypic species of yellow-shouldered bats, genus Sturnira (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), from the Andean and coastal mountain systems of Venezuela and Colombia. Zootaxa 4243(1): 75–96. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.1.3 Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Adriana’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
español: Murciélago de Charreteras de Adriana