New records for three species of the genus Myotis Kaup for the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil / New records for three species of the genus Myotis Kaup for the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil
B. Vieira, Thiago; Mendes, Poliana; Z. Coutinho, Rafael; Oprea, Monik; David Ditchfield, Albert.
Chiropt. neotrop.;
14(2): 415-418, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
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Resumo
Among bats, the genus Myotis has the largest geographic distribution, being found nearly worldwide. Six species of this genus occur in Brazil: M. albescens, M. levis, M. nigricans, M. riparius, M. ruber and M. simus. Of these, only M. nigricans has been recorded for the state of Espirito Santo. Here we report the first occurrence of three species of the genus Myotis for the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, M. ruber, M. albescens and M. levis. Bats were captured with mist nets in three different locations in the state of Espirito Santo. Four specimens were captured: two individuals of M. ruber, one individual of M. albescens, and one individual of M. levis. The results add these species to state of Espirito Santo, and thereby broaden the geographic distribution for M. levis. M. ruber and M. albescens are valuable, but not unexpected findings. However, M. levis was not expected for Espirito Santo, and finding it in this state rejects the hypothesis that this region is beyond the distributional limits for this species.Among bats, the genus Myotis has the largest geographic distribution, being found nearly worldwide. Six species of this genus occur in Brazil: M. albescens, M. levis, M. nigricans, M. riparius, M. ruber and M. simus. Of these, only M. nigricans has been recorded for the state of Espirito Santo. Here we report the first occurrence of three species of the genus Myotis for the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, M. ruber, M. albescens and M. levis. Bats were captured with mist nets in three different locations in the state of Espirito Santo. Four specimens were captured: two individuals of M. ruber, one individual of M. albescens, and one individual of M. levis. The results add these species to state of Espirito Santo, and thereby broaden the geographic distribution for M. levis. M. ruber and M. albescens are valuable, but not unexpected findings. However, M. levis was not expected for Espirito Santo, and finding it in this state rejects the hypothesis that this region is beyond the distributional limits for this species.
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