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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Lonchophylla bokermanni is a medium-sized nectar-feeding bat, and similarly, to its congeners may probably eat fruits and insects to complement its diet. The species is a nectarivore, it pollinates typical plants of the Cerrado, such as Bauhinia rufa (Sazima et al. 1978) and Encholirium glaziovii (Sazima et al. 1989). It is probably dependent of shelters associated with karstic regions. It roosts in small colonies of two to five individuals (Marinho-Filho pers. comm.).
Range:
Lonchophylla bokermanni is known from only three localities: Jaboticatubas, Itambé do Mato Dentro, and Diamantina. All these localities are in the Cerrado biome of eastern Brazil (Dias et al. 2013). Atlantic Forest populations formerly assigned to this species are now considered as representing a new species: L. peracchii.
Conservation:
There is an urgent need of an Action Plan for the Species similar to the one done for L. dekeyseri (see Aguiar et al. 2006). Additional surveys are required to confirm the species subpopulation distribution and genetic condition. Urgent education action is also needed in the area of the species occurrence. It is important that the species habitat is protected.