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Thomas's sac-winged bat
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Balantiopteryx
Species:	B. io
Binomial name
	Balantiopteryx io; Thomas, 1904
	Thomas's sac-winged bat range

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Thomas's sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx io) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.^[2] It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.^[1]

Taxonomy

Oldfield Thomas named this bat in 1904.^[3] It is presumed that he named it after the Io found in Greek mythology, who was cursed by Hera to be eternally chased, because bats seem to be “flighty.” ^[4] Balantiopteryx io is a sister species of Balantiopteryx infusca and has no recognised subspecies.^[5]

Appearance

It is the smallest species when compared to others in the genus Balantiopteryx, and lacks the white trim that is characteristic of Balantiopteryx plicata. The males weigh about 3.7 g, while the females weigh about 5 g.^[6]

Biology and behavior

Thomas's sac-winged bat prefers to live in caves near the entrance, but there have been instances where they have been found deeper in the caves where it is darker.^[6] It has also been found in railroad tunnels.^[5] It likes to stay about nine inches or more away from the others when hanging on the ceiling.^[6] Groups of fifty or more of these bats can be found in a colony.^[7] It feeds on insects after sunset, so observing the bats is difficult.^[7]^[8] There is not much data available for this species’ courting rituals, but what is known is that the female usually has one fetus, and the pregnant females can be found in March, April, May, and June.^[6]

Conservation

The bat is considered “vulnerable” according to the IUCN redlist, and the population is decreasing.^[7] This assumption comes from the evidence of habitat destruction, and it has been estimated that about 30% of the bats’ natural habitat has been destroyed by human causes such as vandalism, fires in caves, and tourism.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Lim, B. (2015). "Balantiopteryx io". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2532A22030080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2532A22030080.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Thomas, Oldfield (1904). "XXIX.—New forms of Saimiri, Saccopteryx, Balantiopteryx, and Thrichomys from the Neotropical region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 13 (76): 250–255. doi:10.1080/00222930409487064. ISSN 0374-5481. OCLC 4806270958.
^ Beolens, Bo; Grayson, Michael; Watkins, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 205. doi:10.1353/book.3355. ISBN 9780801895333. OCLC 8160843969. S2CID 81786606.
^ ^a ^b Gardner, Alfred L. Mammals of South America. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin; Knox Jones, J. (1988). "Balantiopteryx io and infusca". Mammalian Species. 313: 1–3. doi:10.2307/3504205. JSTOR 3504205.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008^{[full citation needed]}
^ Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96

[iucn-1] Lim, B. (2015). "Balantiopteryx io". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2532A22030080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2532A22030080.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[Balantiopteryx-3] Thomas, Oldfield (1904). "XXIX.—New forms of Saimiri, Saccopteryx, Balantiopteryx, and Thrichomys from the Neotropical region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 13 (76): 250–255. doi:10.1080/00222930409487064. ISSN 0374-5481. OCLC 4806270958.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Grayson, Michael; Watkins, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 205. doi:10.1353/book.3355. ISBN 9780801895333. OCLC 8160843969. S2CID 81786606.

[gardner-5] Gardner, Alfred L. Mammals of South America. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.

[Arroyo1988-6] Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin; Knox Jones, J. (1988). "Balantiopteryx io and infusca". Mammalian Species. 313: 1–3. doi:10.2307/3504205. JSTOR 3504205.

[Lim2008-7] Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008^{[full citation needed]}

[8] Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96

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+{{Short description|Species of bat}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{speciesbox
-| name = Thomas's Sac-winged Bat
+| image = Balantiopteryx io 59588355.jpg
-| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
+| status = VU
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| genus = Balantiopteryx
-| classis = [[Mammalia]]
+| species = io
-| ordo = [[Chiroptera]]
+| authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1904
-| familia = [[Emballonuridae]]
-| genus = ''[[Balantiopteryx]]''
-| species = ''B. io''
-| binomial = ''Balantiopteryx io''
-| binomial_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1904
 | synonyms =
 | range_map = Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat area.png
-| range_map_caption = Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat range
+| range_map_caption = Thomas's sac-winged bat range
+|status_ref=<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Lim, B. |date=2015 |title=''Balantiopteryx io'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T2532A22030080 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2532A22030080.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
 }}
-'''Thomas's Sac-winged Bat''' ('''''Balantiopteryx io''''') is a species of [[sac-winged bat]] in the family [[Emballonuridae]].
+'''Thomas's sac-winged bat''' ('''''Balantiopteryx io''''') is a species of [[sac-winged bat]] in the family [[Emballonuridae]].<ref>{{MSW3 Chiroptera | id = 13800968 | page = }}</ref> It is found in [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Mexico]].<ref name=iucn/>
-It is found in [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Mexico]].<ref>Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996.</ref><ref>Simmons 2005, p. 312-529</ref>
+==Taxonomy==
-==General Information==
+[[Oldfield Thomas]] named this bat in 1904.<ref name="Balantiopteryx">{{cite journal |last1=Thomas |first1=Oldfield |authorlink1=Oldfield Thomas |title=XXIX.—New forms of ''Saimiri'', ''Saccopteryx'', ''Balantiopteryx'', and ''Thrichomys'' from the Neotropical region |journal=Annals and Magazine of Natural History |date=1904 |volume=13 |issue=76 |series=7 |pages=250–255 |doi=10.1080/00222930409487064 |language=en |issn=0374-5481 |oclc=4806270958|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1430023 }}</ref> It is presumed that he named it after the [[Io (mythology)|Io]] found in Greek mythology, who was cursed by Hera to be eternally chased, because bats seem to be “flighty.” <ref>{{cite book |last1=Beolens |first1=Bo |last2=Grayson |first2=Michael |last3=Watkins |first3=Michael |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals |url=https://archive.org/details/eponymdictionary00beol |url-access=limited |date=2009 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |doi=10.1353/book.3355 |isbn=9780801895333 |language=en |oclc=8160843969 |page = [https://archive.org/details/eponymdictionary00beol/page/n221 205]|s2cid=81786606 }}</ref> ''Balantiopteryx io'' is a sister species of ''[[Balantiopteryx infusca]]'' and has no recognised subspecies.<ref name=gardner>Gardner, Alfred L. ''Mammals of South America''. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194.</ref>
-[[Oldfield Thomas]] named this bat in 1904.<ref>Beolens, Watkins, and Grayson 2009, p. 205.</ref> It is presumed that he named it after the [[Io (mythology)|Io]] found in Greek mythology, who was cursed by Hera to be eternally chased, because bats seem to be “flighty.” <ref>Beolens, Watkins, and Grayson 2009, p. 205.</ref>
-The bat is considered “vulnerable” according to the IUCN redlist, and the population is decreasing.<ref>Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008</ref>  This assumption that the population is decreasing comes from the evidence of habitat destruction, and it has been estimated that about 30% of the bats’ natural habitat has been destroyed by human causes: vandalism, fires in caves, and tourism.<ref>Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008</ref>
-''Balantiopteryx io'' is a sister species of ''[[Balantiopteryx infusca]]''.<ref>Gardner 2008, p. 194.</ref>
-There are no subspecies for ''Balantiopteryx io.'' <ref>Gardner 2008, p. 194.</ref>
 ==Appearance==
+It is the smallest species when compared to others in the genus ''Balantiopteryx,'' and lacks the white trim that is characteristic of ''[[Balantiopteryx plicata]]''. The males weigh about 3.7 g, while the females weigh about 5 g.<ref name=Arroyo1988>{{cite journal |last1= Arroyo-Cabrales |first1= Joaquin |last2= Knox Jones |first2= J. |date= 1988 |title= ''Balantiopteryx io'' and ''infusca'' |journal= Mammalian Species |volume= 313 |pages= 1–3 |doi= 10.2307/3504205|jstor= 3504205 |doi-access= free }}</ref>
+==Biology and behavior==
-It is the smallest species when compared to others in the genus ''Balantiopteryx,'' and lacks the white trim that is characteristic of ''[[Balantiopteryx plicata]]''.<ref>Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 1.</ref>
+Thomas's sac-winged bat prefers to live in caves near the entrance, but there have been instances where they have been found deeper in the caves where it is darker.<ref name=Arroyo1988/> It has also been found in railroad tunnels.<ref name=gardner/> It likes to stay about nine inches or more away from the others when hanging on the ceiling.<ref name=Arroyo1988/> Groups of fifty or more of these bats can be found in a colony.<ref name=Lim2008>Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008{{full|date=November 2022}}</ref> It feeds on insects after sunset, so observing the bats is difficult.<ref name=Lim2008/><ref>Nowak, Ronald M. ''Walker's Bats of the World''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994, p. 96</ref> There is not much data available for this species’ courting rituals, but what is known is that the female usually has one fetus, and the pregnant females can be found in March, April, May, and June.<ref name=Arroyo1988/>
-The males weigh about 3.7 g, while the females weigh about 5 g.<ref>Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 1.</ref>
-==Reproduction==
-There is not much data available for this species’ courting rituals, but what is known is that the female usually has one fetus, and the pregnant females can be found in March, April, May, and June.<ref>Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.</ref>
-==Habits==
-This bat prefers to live in caves near the entrance with some light, but there have been instances where they have been found deeper in the caves where it is darker.<ref>Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.</ref> It has also been found in railroad tunnels.<ref>Gardner 2008, p. 194</ref> It likes to stay about nine inches or more away from the others when hanging on the ceiling.<ref>Arroyo-Cabrales and Jones 1988, p. 2.</ref> Groups of fifty or more of these bats can be found in the colony.<ref>Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008</ref>
-It feeds after sunset, so observing the bats is difficult.<ref>Lim, Miller, Reid, Arroyo-Cabrales, Cuarón, and de Grammont 2008</ref>
-These bats are insectivores.<ref>Nowak 1994, p. 96</ref>
-==Notes==
+==Conservation==
+The bat is considered “vulnerable” according to the IUCN redlist, and the population is decreasing.<ref name=Lim2008/> This assumption comes from the evidence of [[habitat destruction]], and it has been estimated that about 30% of the bats’ natural habitat has been destroyed by human causes such as vandalism, fires in caves, and tourism.<ref name=Lim2008/>
-{{reflist}}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin, and J. Knox Jones, Jr. "''Balantiopteryx io'' and ''infusca''." ''Mammalian Species'' 313 (1988): 1-3. <http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-313-01-0001.pdf>.
-* Beolens, Bo, Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson. ''The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2009. Print.
-* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996.  [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2532/all Balantiopteryx io].   [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ]  Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
-* Gardner, Alfred L. ''Mammals of South America''. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008. Print.
-* Lim, B., Miller, B., Reid, F., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. ''" Balantiopteryx io."'' In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Accessed 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2532/0>.
-* Nowak, Ronald M. ''Walker's Bats of the World''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994. Print.
-* {{MSW3 Chiroptera | id = 13800968 | page = }}
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+[[Category:Balantiopteryx]]
-[[ca:Ratpenat de sacs alars de Thomas]]
+[[Category:Bats of Central America]]
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+[[Category:Bats of Mexico]]
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+[[Category:Mammals described in 1904]]
-[[it:Balantiopteryx io]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas]]
-[[nl:Balantiopteryx io]]
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v t e Extant species of family Emballonuridae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Laurasiatheria Order: Chiroptera
Balantiopteryx	Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (B. infusca) Thomas's sac-winged bat (B. io) Gray sac-winged bat (B. plicata)
Centronycteris	Thomas's shaggy bat (C. centralis) Shaggy bat (C. maximiliani)
Coleura	African sheath-tailed bat (C. afra) Madagascar sheath-tailed bat (C. kibomalandy) Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (C. seychellensis)
Cormura	Chestnut sac-winged bat (C. brevirostris)
Cyttarops	Short-eared bat (C. alecto)
Diclidurus (Ghost bats)	Northern ghost bat (D. albus) Greater ghost bat (D. ingens) Isabelle's ghost bat (D. isabellus) Lesser ghost bat (D. scutatus)
Emballonura	Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (E. alecto) Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (E. beccarii) Large-eared sheath-tailed bat (E. dianae) Greater sheath-tailed bat (E. furax) Lesser sheath-tailed bat (E. monticola) Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (E. raffrayana) Pacific sheath-tailed bat (E. semicaudata) Seri's sheath-tailed bat (E. serii)
Mosia	Dark sheath-tailed bat (M. nigrescens)
Peropteryx	Greater dog-like bat (P. kappleri) White-winged dog-like bat (P. leucoptera) Lesser dog-like bat (P. macrotis) Pale-winged dog-like bat (P. pallidoptera) Trinidad dog-like bat (P. trinitatis)
Rhynchonycteris	Proboscis bat (R. naso)
Saccolaimus	Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (S. flaviventris) Papuan sheath-tailed bat (S. mixtus) Pel's pouched bat (S. peli) Naked-rumped pouched bat (S. saccolaimus)
Saccopteryx	Antioquian sac-winged bat (S. antioquensis) Greater sac-winged bat (S. bilineata) Frosted sac-winged bat (S. canescens) Amazonian sac-winged bat (S. gymnura) Lesser sac-winged bat (S. leptura)
Taphozous	Indonesian tomb bat (T. achates) Coastal sheath-tailed bat (T. australis) Common sheath-tailed bat (T. georgianus) Hamilton's tomb bat (T. hamiltoni) Hildegarde's tomb bat (T. hildegardeae) Hill's sheath-tailed bat (T. hilli) Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (T. kapalgensis) Long-winged tomb bat (T. longimanus) Mauritian tomb bat (T. mauritianus) Black-bearded tomb bat (T. melanopogon) Naked-rumped tomb bat (T. nudiventris) Egyptian tomb bat (T. perforatus) Theobald's tomb bat (T. theobaldi) Troughton's sheath-tailed bat (T. troughtoni)