Title
First records of the bats Eumops bonariensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) and Pteronotus fuscus (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) in Peru
Date Issued
01 November 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
De Gruyter Open Ltd
Abstract
Herein, based on molecular and morphological evidence, we report the first record of Eumops bonariensis (Peters 1874) and Pteronotus fuscus (Allen 1911) for Peru, representing a range extension of at least 1580 km (to Ucayali department) and 1860 km (to San Martín department) from the nearest records, respectively; and confirm that Pteronotus rubiginosus (Wagner 1843) is absent in Peru. We also provide comments on the taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of these species. This study highlights the importance of exploring unsampled localities and doing detailed morphological studies and extensive use of molecular methods.
Start page
588
End page
600
Volume
85
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Anatomía, Morfología Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85111767756
Source
Mammalia
ISSN of the container
00251461
Sponsor(s)
Research funding: We thank World Wildlife Fund Peru (WWF) and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP) for funding the fieldwork in Ucayali and San Martín, respectively.
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