Notes on Bats From British Guiana, With the Description of a New Genus and Species of Phyllostomidae

Hill, J. E.

doi:10.1515/mamm.1964.28.4.553

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“…This species has been collected in a variety of habitats ranging from primary forest to agricultural clearings (Hill 1964). Termite nests and tree holes are used as roosting sites (McCarthy et al 1983;Graham 1988).…”

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Mammals of the La Selva–Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Timm¹,

Wilson²,

Clauson³

et al. 1989

North American Fauna

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Section: Pygmy Round-eared Batmentioning

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Mammals of the La Selva–Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Timm¹,

Wilson²,

Clauson³

et al. 1989

North American Fauna

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“…The somewhat divergent nature of Micronycteris has been recognized by systematic treatments using morphology for some time with six to seven subgenera recognized for the genus (Hill, 1964;Jones and Carter, 1976;Sanborn, 1949). Both albumins and electrophoresis (Arnold et aI., 1983) suggest a close association of M. damesi with M. sylvestris (10 units).…”

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“…Micronycteris damesi is considered by some to represent a distinct genus Barticonycteris (Hill, 1964), whereas others consider it a subgenus within Micronycteris (Handley, 1976;Jones and Carter, 1976). Hill (1964) did suggest that Barticonycteris was morphologically more closely related to the subgenus Glyphonycteris, which contains M. sylvestris, and Handley (1976) also suggested a close relationship between these two taxa. The albumins and allozymes indicate M. daviesi to be well within the Micronycteris clade and suggest that the recognition of the genus Barticonycteris may not be justified.…”

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Monophyly and Molecular Evolution within Three Phyllostomid Bat Genera

Honeycutt

Sarich

1987

Journal of Mammalogy

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Albumin immunology is used both to determine species relationships within the bat genera Micronycteris, Phyllostomus, and Tonatia, and to evaluate whether or not these genera are monophyletic. Species of Tonatia are immunologically very divergent and represent several distinct lineages. The albumin data cannot confirm the monophyly of this genus. Tonatia bidens is divergent chromosomally, electrophoretically, and immunologically, and the albumins suggest that this species is as divergent from other species of Tonatia as it is from Phyllostomus. Phyllostomus is monophyletic with Phylloderma fitting well within the Phyllostomus clade. Although Micronycteris is monophyletic, the genus consists of several lineages which may represent ancient divergences. The degree of divergence among Micronycteris species plus the fact that Micronycteris albumins have changed little with respect to other phyllostomid genera makes the determination of species relationships difficult.The subfamily Phyllostominae consists of 11 genera of New World leaf-nosed bats. Comparisons of these 11 genera with representatives of the other five subfamilies suggest that the Phyllostominae is paraphyletic. Chromosomal (Patton and Baker, 1978; R. J. Baker, pers. comm.), morphological (Hood and Smith, 1982), and immunological data (Honeycutt, 1981) indicate at least two groups of phyllostomine genera. The subfamilies Carolliinae, Stenoderminae, Glossophaginae, and Brachyphyllinae associate with one phyllostomine clade (Phyllostomus/Tonatia) which contains Lonchorhina, Macrophyllum, Mimon, and Phylloderma, and the genera Chrotopterus, Macrotus, Micronycteris, Trachops, and Vampyrum represent another distinct group of phyllostomines. Although the immunological data provide a clear association among Chrotopterus, Trachops, and Vampyrum with Macrotus and Micronycteris representing distinct and divergent lineages, the chromosomal and morphological data are less equivocal.Unlike most phyllostomine genera which consist of only one or two species, Micronycteris, Phyllostomus, and Tonatia each have several species. Micronycteris and Tonatia species can be markedly divergent from one another both chromosomally (Patton and Baker, 1978) and electrophoretically (Arnold et aI., 1983), and certain species have undergone "karyotypic megaevolution" to such a degree that obvious congeneric chromosomal homologies are lacking (Baker and Bickham, 1980). In addition, at least two species of Tonatia do not associate with their congeners electrophoretically. Phyllostomus species and Phylloderma are quite similar to one another chromosomally (Patton and Baker, 1978), but few, if any, data bearing on interspecific relationships exist.In light of the existing information on species relationships within Tonatia, Micronycteris, and Phyllostomus, the question as to whether or not these genera are monophyletic needs to be addressed. We have used albumin immunology to test for monophyly and our results as to phylogenetic relationships are compared to those suggested by other data. M...

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“…With further surveys the species count for the IRFP area can be expected to exceed 50. Hill (1964) reported on 76 specimens representing 31 species of bats of 22 genera and five families obtained within three months during 1963 from a small area of virtually undisturbed lowland Guyana rain forest only 100 miles north of the IRFP area near Bartica. Capture methods are not stated so no diversity index could be calculated for comparison, however, the results show that high bat diversity was known from lowland Table 2.…”

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“…A key was compiled for field identification of bats in Guyana based on various sources in the literature and further sources were used for subsequent identification of specimens taken (Sanborn, 1937(Sanborn, , 1949Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961;Husson, 1962;Goodwin, 1963;Hill, 1964;Peterson, 1965aPeterson, , 1968Peterson, , 1972Starrett, 1972;Carter, 1966;Davis, 1969Davis, , 1970Davis, , 1980Davis, , 1984Baker et al, 1972;Gardner and Carter, 1972a,b;Pine, 1972;Rouk and Carter, 1972;LaVal, 1973;Vizotto and Taddei, 1973;Wilson and LaVal, 1974;Harrison, 1975;Jones and Carter, 1976;Eger, 1977;Wilson and Findley, 1977;Koopman, 1978;Wilson 1978;Snow et aL, 1980;Navarro L and Wilson, 1982;Shump and Shump, 1982;Greenhall et al, 1983;Herd, 1983;Hood and Pitocchelli, 1983;Janzen and Wilson, 1983;Greenhall et al, 1984;Hood and Jones, 1984;Webster and Owen, 1984;Medellfn et al, 1985;Timm 1985;Willig and Jones, 1985;Baker and Clark, 1987;…”

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The Iwokrama Rain Forest Programme for sustainable development: how much of Guyana's bat (Chiroptera) diversity does it encompass?

Smith

Kerry

1996

Biodivers Conserv

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In 1989 Guyana designated 3600km 2 of tropical rain forest as the 'Iwokrama Rain Forest Programme' (IRFP) for developing methods of sustainable forest utilization and for conserving biodiversity. Bat diversity was assessed in 5 km 2 of the IRFP area over a ten-week period. Effort totalled 22 400 m 2 mist-net hours during 26 nights, 227 m 2 harp-trap hours during 8 nights and 28 person days searching for roosts. This revealed 38 species of bats. In comparison with two other neotropical sites alpha diversity was high as shown by a Shannon diversity index of 1.30 for the 33 species taken in foraging areas by mist net and harp trap.Four forest types found here show some of the lowest floristic diversity in the neotropics. The high motility of bats allows them to exploit the range of forest types available locally, so avoiding constraints imposed within any one forest type.A list of bat species known from Guyana was compiled from the literature. A total of 96 species were found plus 17 unsupported records. The list is presented together with a further 45 species that potentially could occur. Our survey has shown that 45 of the 96 species recorded in Guyana (47%) are known from the IRFP area, suggesting that it provides a good representation of Guyana's bat fauna.

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Notes on Bats From British Guiana, With the Description of a New Genus and Species of Phyllostomidae

Cited by 23 publications

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Mammals of the La Selva–Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Mammals of the La Selva–Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Monophyly and Molecular Evolution within Three Phyllostomid Bat Genera

The Iwokrama Rain Forest Programme for sustainable development: how much of Guyana's bat (Chiroptera) diversity does it encompass?

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