A new species of<i>Micronycteris</i>(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Bolivia

Siles, Lizette; Brooks, David W.; Aranibar, Hugo; Tarifa, Teresa; M., R. Julieta Vargas; Rojas, José Manuel Ventura; Baker, Robert J.

doi:10.1644/12-mamm-a-259.1

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“…According to Simmons (1996), although this species is endemic to the open biomes such as Caatinga and Cerrado, its occurrence seems to be associated with mesic environments, which was corroborated by . Recently, Bolivian savanna populations of this species were assigned to a new species, Micronycteris yatesi Siles et al, 2013(see Brooks et al 2002Siles et al 2013). Based on the occurrence in the same biogeographic province and similar vegetation structure, we recommend a reassessment of material assigned to M. sanborni from the Brazilian savanna of Mato Grosso do Sul (see Santos et al 2010), which may correspond to M. yatesi.…”

Section: Studies On Neotropical Fauna and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 97%

Structure and natural history of an assemblage of bats from a xerophytic area in the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil

Novaes

Laurindo

Souza

2015

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

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The Caatinga biome is restricted to Brazil, and its bat fauna is among the least studied in South America, with scarce information on species occurrence, distributions, and structure of assemblages. Moreover, most of the information available on bats from this biome comes from relicts of other ecosystem formations. From 2010 to 2012 we conducted bat surveys in different sites along the Serra da Jitirana, a xerophytic locality in the Caatinga of Piauí state, northeastern Brazil. We recorded 20 species in six families. Representatives of animalivorous guilds predominated in both the number of individuals and species. We speculate that the low numbers of frugivores is a response to the environmental constraints imposed by the drought. Along with an analysis of this assemblage, we also report here new information on roosts, behavior, and feeding items for several species about which little is yet known.

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Section: Studies On Neotropical Fauna and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 97%

Structure and natural history of an assemblage of bats from a xerophytic area in the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil

Novaes

Laurindo

Souza

2015

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

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“…We also recognized M. homezorum as re-diagnosed by Simmons and Voss (1998), but follow Solari (2008) for the spelling of the specific epithet (M. homezorum instead of M. homezi). 7 Micronycteris sanborni was previously thought to occur in Bolivia, but Siles et al (2013) revised the Bolivian material attributed to this species and concluded that it corresponds to a distinct new species, M. yatesi Siles & Brooks, 2013. 8 Williams and Genoways (2008) placed authorship and date of Micronycteris schmidtorum in parentheses, but this species was originally described in its current genus.…”

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Checklist of Brazilian bats, with comments on original records

Nogueira¹,

et al. 2014

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“…Simmons (1996) upon the species description is the length of the hairs from the inner edge of the ear (3 mm for M. microtis, 7-8 mm for M. megalotis). Siles et al (2013) points the taxonomic problems between the two species of Micronycteris, as well as problems setting the boundaries between other species within the genus. The validity of Micronycteris microtis can be questioned due to conflicting data (Porter et al, 2007).…”

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Inventário de morcegos em uma área de Caatinga no Nordeste brasileiro, com uma nova ocorrência para o estado da Paraíba

Beltrão¹,

Zeppelini²,

Fracasso³

et al. 2014

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

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The Caatinga is a semi-arid ecosystem with a long history of anthropic impacts and scientific negligence. Since bats are the second most diverse group of mammals and have wide ecological roles, a well-based comprehension of their diversity for an area is important for management and conservationist actions. The goal of this study is to provide a list of the bat species found in Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Fazenda Almas, Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. By sampling with mist nets and exploring roosts, we captured 126 specimens and recorded 19 species from 5 families. The most abundant species were Artibeus planirostris, Peropteryx macrotis, Myotis nigricans, and Carollia perspicillata. We registered high diversity of Phyllostominae, as well as the occurrence of the genus Histiotus in the state for the first time. Our results indicate that Caatinga areas can maintain bat assemblages with levels of diversity similar to moist tropical areas, which highlights the need to expand the network of protected areas in this threatened ecosystem.

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A new species ofMicronycteris(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Bolivia

Cited by 24 publications

References 24 publications

Structure and natural history of an assemblage of bats from a xerophytic area in the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil

Structure and natural history of an assemblage of bats from a xerophytic area in the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil

Checklist of Brazilian bats, with comments on original records

Inventário de morcegos em uma área de Caatinga no Nordeste brasileiro, com uma nova ocorrência para o estado da Paraíba

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