First record of partial albinism (leucism) in Carollia perspicillata (Phyllostomidae) in Ecuador

ABSTRACT

One individual of Carollia perspicillata showing partial albinism (leucism) is reported in this study. The specimen was captured in a mist net at Estero Inés, San Francisco River Basin, located in the southwestern of Esmeraldas Province, northwestern Ecuador. The adult, female, presents a high degree of albinism over most of the body. This is the first report of leucism in Ecuador not only for bats, but for all small mammals.