Title
Distribution of Promops davisoni Thomas, 1921 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Peru with a new record and southward range extension
Date Issued
2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Publisher(s)
Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental
Abstract
Promops davisoni is a poorly known insectivorous bat represented by fewer than two dozen specimens in collections. These species are endemic from the Andean western slopes of Ecuador and Peru where it is known from the Mongoya River, province of Manabí, central Ecuador to the Santuario Nacional Lagunas de Mejia, Arequipa department, southwestern Peru. We report a new record of P. davisoni from Pampa Alta, Tacna department, Peru. This new specimen documents a 125 km range extension and the southernmost record of P. davisoni from Peru.
Volume
11
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84923205941
Source
Check List
ISSN of the container
1809127X
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus