Occurrence of Vampyressa pusilla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Southern Pantanal

Authors

  • José Milton Longo Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação
  • Erich Fischer Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Departamento de Biologia
  • George Camargo Conservação Internacional do Brasil
  • Carolina Ferreira Santos Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação

Keywords:

bats, Brazil, Chiroptera, geographic range, Nhecolândia, wetlands

Abstract

Species of Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 are locally uncommon and widespread in the Neotropics. They are known to occur from southern Mexico to southern Amazon basin and from southeastern South America to Paraguay. Vampyressa pusilla (Wagner, 1843) and V. thyone Thomas, 1909 - previously considered one species - show a disjointed distribution. The former is considered endemic to the Atlantic forest and the other occurs from northwestern South America to southern Mexico. In addition, V. pusilla has been registered in savanna (Cerrado) and dry forests (Chaco). We report here the occurrence of V. pusilla in the Pantanal wetlands, western Brazil. It is probably the first record of the genus Vampyressa in such an ecosystem, increasing the geographical range of V. pusilla to western Brazil, towards the V. thyone distribution limits.
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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Longo, J. M., Fischer, E., Camargo, G., & Santos, C. F. (2007). Occurrence of Vampyressa pusilla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Southern Pantanal. Biota Neotropica, 7(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/343

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2007): v7n3

Section

Short Communications

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