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- Title
First record of <italic>Platyrrhinus fusciventris</italic> (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for the Caatinga biome.
- Authors
Rocha, Patrício A.; Pedroso, Mônica A.; Velazco, Paúl M.
- Abstract
The Neotropical genus <italic>Platyrrhinus</italic> includes 21 small- to medium-sized bat species. Until recently, the known distribution of <italic>Platyrrhinus fusciventris</italic> in Brazil was restricted to the Amazon and Cerrado biomes. Herein, we report the easternmost record of this species, extending its distribution to the Caatinga biome, in Northeastern Brazil, Sergipe state. The specimen reported extends the known eastern limit of the species distribution by more than 800 km, suggesting that this species, although preferring rainforest habitats, also possesses the plasticity to exploit resources of the seasonal dry forests, as the Caatinga.
- Subjects
SERGIPE (Brazil); PLATYRRHINUS; CAATINGA animals; BAT reproduction; ZOOGEOGRAPHY
- Publication
Mammalia: International Journal of the Systematics, Biology & Ecology of Mammals, 2018, Vol 82, Issue 2, p178
- ISSN
0025-1461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/mammalia-2016-0170