First record of the Lesser Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martinez &amp;amp; Villa-R., 1940 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), in Nicaragua

Tapia, Octavio Antonio Saldaña; Ñamendy, Milton; Martínez‐Fonseca, José G.

doi:10.15560/16.2.451

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“…First, there have been very few records of this species in Honduras and Central America in general; in addition, there have been no recent records for this species in Honduras at all. Second, this species was previously only known to occur at low elevations in Honduras (although up to 1291 m in Nicaragua; Saldaña Tapia et al 2020). Now, we know that the long-nosed bat inhabits highlands in Honduras (up to 1710 m at Cerro de Hula, Table 1).…”

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“…A third record for the lesser long-nosed bat in Honduras from Francisco Morazán was included in fig. 2 by Saldaña-Tapia et al (2020), referring to an additional iNaturalist record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20857871 (O. Saldaña-Tapia, pers. comm.…”

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“…The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martínez & Villa-R, 1940) is a phyllostomid species that extends from southern Arizona and New Mexico (USA), through most of Mexico south to Chiapas and to the pacific versant of Nicaragua in Central America (Medellín 2019;Saldaña Tapia et al 2020). In Central America the species has been reported from Guatemala (Arita and Humphrey 1988), El Salvador (Jones and Bleier 1974), Honduras (Lee and Bradley 1992), and Nicaragua where it was found recently (Saldaña Tapia et al 2020). The species has been reported from only two localities in Honduras (Turcios-Casco et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These last authors emphasized that there are no recent records of this species in the country. However, a third locality (at Francisco Morazán department) was included in figure 2 of Saldaña- Tapia et al (2020). The lesser long-nosed bat occurs from lowlands to 2,500 m elevation, usually below 1,000 m (Medellín 2019).…”

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New records on distribution and habitat of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Honduras

Mora¹,

Espinal²,

López³

2020

NBC

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The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martínez & Villa-R, 1940) is a specialized nectar feeding species found from southern USA to Nicaragua in Central America, mostly in dry forest. We sampled bats using mist nets and Anabat detectors, and also looked for them at refuges and other sites in Honduras from 2011 to 2016. The lesser long-nosed bat is known in Honduras from only two localities in the southern dry forests below 100 m elevation, and there are no recent records of this species in the country. Our objective is to report new records on distribution and habitat of the lesser long-nosed bat in Honduras. We found eight lesser long-nosed bats at Cerro de Hula, Francisco Morazán department in 2012, and 10 at La Anonilla, Choluteca department, southern Honduras in 2015. Based on these 18 individuals of the lesser long-nosed bat, we report two new localities in Honduras, an altitude record, and the use of another habitat other than the dry forest. The highest point registered was at 1710 m a.s.l. in pastureland with forest remnants in an area heavily impacted by human activities. The new localities are found in the Subtropical Moist Forest. Populations of long-nosed bats in Honduras are probably resident and may include altitudinal movements. Although this species has been described widely in North America, its behavior in Honduras is practically unknown. It is a key species for the tequila and mezcal industry, but its range extends beyond the tequila production area, where it maintains a key role as a pollinator and link between habitats. As a result, research and conservation efforts should be an international goal.

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New records on distribution and habitat of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Honduras

Mora¹,

Espinal²,

López³

2020

NBC

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“…Recent efforts to study bats in the Mesoamerican region have increased the number of bat species known. For example, Kraker-Castañeda et al (2016) listed 100 species for Guatemala, Mora et al (2018) and Turcios-Casco et al (2020a) increased the list for Honduras to 111 plus four expected species and recently, Medina-Fitoria and Martínez-Fonseca (2019) and Saldaña Tapia et al (2020) increased the list for Nicaragua to 111 species. In addition, York et al (2019) reported 120 for Costa Rica.…”

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A systematic revision of the bats (Chiroptera) of Honduras: an updated checklist with corroboration of historical specimens and new records

Turcios-Casco¹,

Ávila-Palma²,

LaVal³

et al. 2020

ZSE

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During the last century, survey efforts for mammals in Honduras have been few and most distributional and conservation assessments of bats have been based on historical records. Taxonomy of many records has changed. Moreover, a number of supposed Honduran occurrences are based on records from bordering countries without confirmation by a Honduran voucher. Therefore, the list of bats of Honduras lacks precision. Here, we update the number of species in the country, including taxonomic changes not reflected in recent works and new records based on museum specimens. The known number of species for Honduras is 113 with seven expected (Cormura brevirostris, Lampronycteris brachyotis, Mesophylla macconnelli, Molossus coibensis, M. pretiosus, Thyroptera discifera and Trinycteris nicefori), based on records in adjoining countries. We provide a new record for Honduras of Natalus lanatus. We confirm the presence of Cynomops greenhalli and Diaemus youngii and clarify the taxonomic status of Artibeus intermedius, Chiroderma gorgasi, Eumops ferox, Gardnerycteris keenani, Lasiurus frantzii, Myotis pilosatibialis, Molossus and Pteronotus species, and Tonatia bakeri. We recommend a reassessment of the conservation status of the bats of Honduras considering recent changes and that a number of species (e.g. Choeronycteris mexicana) have not been observed since their reports in historical records. This requires an update of the taxonomic identification keys for Honduras. The updated checklist below demonstrates the high biodiversity of Honduran bats but is also an example of how poorly many groups have been studied since they were first recorded in the country.

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Los murciélagos (Chiroptera) del Caribe de Honduras y Nicaragua: una comparación sobre su diversidad en cinco diferentes coberturas vegetales

Medina-Fitoria¹,

Ávila-Palma

Martínez³

et al. 2020

Neotropical Biodiversity

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Estudiamos la diversidad de murciélagos en cinco diferentes coberturas vegetales del Caribe hondureño y nicaragüense: bosque maduro (BM), bosque secundario (BS), bosque ripario (BR), tacotales o guamiles (TG) y áreas abiertas (HA); determinando aspectos ecológicos y de conservación para todo el paisaje. Realizamos un esfuerzo de muestreo de 1.362 horas/red durante el cual se capturaron 2.170 individuos pertenecientes a 57 especies que representan el 39,3% de las especies de murciélagos centroamericanos. La zona evaluada presenta una alta variedad de ecosistemas, que albergan especies propias del Caribe centroamericano, incluyendo especies en riesgo como el murciélago blanco hondureño, Ectophylla alba, catalogada en ambos países como "amenazada" y a nivel mundial como "casi amenazada". Las coberturas de BM presentaron la mayor riqueza de especies con 41, seguido del BS y el BR con 31 especies cadauna. Las coberturas de TG con 26 especies, y HA con 19 fueron las de menor riqueza. Esto es evidencia de la importancia de las coberturas de bosques maduros para conservar comunidades de murciélagos poco comunes o ausentes en hábitats muy fragmentados de Centroamérica.

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First record of the Lesser Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martinez & Villa-R., 1940 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), in Nicaragua

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

New records on distribution and habitat of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Honduras

New records on distribution and habitat of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Honduras

A systematic revision of the bats (Chiroptera) of Honduras: an updated checklist with corroboration of historical specimens and new records

Los murciélagos (Chiroptera) del Caribe de Honduras y Nicaragua: una comparación sobre su diversidad en cinco diferentes coberturas vegetales

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