Ocurrence of the chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Authors

  • Thais de Castro Lira Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Katharine Raquel Pereira dos Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Núcleo de Biologia

Keywords:

Floresta Atlântica, Phyllostomidae, Glossophaginae, range extension, Pernambuco

Abstract

During an inventory fieldwork carried out at Usina Salgado property in the county of Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, we captured a Lionycteris spurrelli specimen in a forest fragment known as Mata do Mingú (8° 31' 29" S and 35° 03' 26" W). This marks the first occurrence for the northeast region and therefore, the first record for the state of Pernambuco, widening its distribution area within Atlantic Forest. The extension of the occurrence area points out this record as being the oriental limit for the species.

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2009-03-01

How to Cite

Lira, T. de C., Pontes, A. R. M., & Santos, K. R. P. dos. (2009). Ocurrence of the chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 9(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/472

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