Artibeus incomitatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Artibeus |
Species: | A. incomitatus |
Binomial name | |
Artibeus incomitatus Kalko & Handley, 1994 |
The solitary fruit-eating bat (Artibeus incomitatus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to a small (3.4 km2) island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, and is considered to be critically endangered. The species is frugivorous. It is closely related to A. watsoni.Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent extinction.