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Carollia perspicillata feeds primarily on plants of the family Piperaceae, as reported in the literature. Although this preference occurs throughout this species’ geographic range, in some situations they may eat other items. This study analyzed variations in the feeding habits of this bat species over an 18-month period. Although C. perspicillata consumed mostly Piper plants, they also ate other fruits (e.g. Cecropia and Solanum plants), and insects as well. Food choice followed a seasonal pattern, related to the availability of Piper plants. The seasonal absence of these fruits may have necessitated bats to eat alternative items.

We analyzed the diet composition, endoparasites and sexual size dimorphism of the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis capixaba (microhylidae) from a "mussununga" habitat in the municipality of nova Viçosa, southern Bahia state, Brazil. All the 119 specimens analyzed were collected in a single night of heavy rainfall. females (mean snout-vent length = 15.7 + 3.0 mm) were significantly larger than males (mean snout-vent length = 13.2 + 2.1 mm), and specimens of both sexes were smaller than those of a conspecific population previously reported in Aracruz, state of espírito santo state. the diet of C. capixaba was dominated by mites, ants and collembolans. seventy-nine frogs (66.4% of the total) were infected by helminths, all belonging to a single species, Cosmocerca ornata, an intestinal nematode parasite.Keywords: Chiasmocleis capixaba, diet, sexual size dimorphism, parasites, Atlantic rainforest. ReSumo Tamanho corporal, dieta e endoparasitas do anuro microhilídeo Chiasmocleis capixaba em uma área de Floresta Atlântica no sul do estado da Bahia, BrasilAnalisamos a composição da dieta, endoparasitas e dimorfismo sexual em tamanho no anuro Chiasmocleis capixaba (microhylidae) em um habitat de "mussununga" no município de nova Viçosa, no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil. todos os 119 espécimes analisados foram coletados em uma única noite com chuva intensa. As fêmeas (comprimento rostro-cloacal médio = 15,7 + 3,0 mm) foram significativamente maiores que os machos (comprimento rostro-anal médio = 13,2 + 2,1 mm), e indivíduos de ambos sexos foram menores do que os de uma população coespecífica de Aracruz, no estado do espírito santo. A dieta de C. capixaba estava dominada por ácaros, formigas e colêmbolos. setenta e nove indivíduos (66.4% do total) estavam infectados por helmintos, todos pertencentes a uma única espécie, Cosmocerca ornata, um nematódeo intestinal.Palavras-chave: Chiasmocleis capixaba, dieta, dimorfismo em tamanho, parasitas, floresta Atlântica.