First record of Histiotus laephotis (Thomas, 1916) from Chile and new distributional information for Histiotus montanus (Phillipi and Landbeck, 1861) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)
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Gonzalo Ossa
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Cristian Bonacic
Abstract
We report new distributional records for Histiotus montanus and first records of Histiotus laephotis for Chile. Morphological measurements and analyses of echolocation calls confirm the differences between the species. Histiotus montanus has a smaller forearm (49.7±0.8 vs. 51.7±0.4 mm) and darker and shorter ears than H. laephotis; the latter has a yellowish fur in contrast to other Histiotus species. Acoustic analyses showed significant differences between the species: H. laephotis have shorter pulses (1.3±0.4 vs. 3.6±2.6 ms), with lower start and peak frequencies (start frequency 38.2±2.6 vs. 46.4±4.6 kHz; peak frequency 30.4±3.7 vs. 32.1±2.2 kHz) than H. montanus. These findings place the Tarapacá region of northern Chile as the most diverse in terms of bat species in the country. Furthermore, these results increase the total number of bat species known to occur in the country to 13.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank SAG Tarapacá region for sponsoring this study and authorising captures (resolución exenta N°1081); CONAF staff from Tarapacá region for providing us their help and facilities during the fieldwork in the Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve; and Lina Forero and Francisco Novoa from the field team of Fauna Australis research laboratory who played a key role during the surveys. Finally, we thank Dr. Stéphane Aulagnier and Dr. Christiane Denys for the revision of previous versions of the manuscript.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Studies
- Ecological drivers of group size in female Alpine chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra
- Dynamics of species composition of small non-volant mammals from the northern Cordillera Central of Colombia
- Diet of serval (Leptailurus serval) on farmlands in the Drakensberg Midlands, South Africa
- Geographical distribution, roost selection, and conservation state of cave-dwelling bats in China
- Systematic position and taxonomy of Pipistrellus deserti (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
- Distribution and taxonomy of the common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in South America
- Taxonomic evaluation of the bent-winged bat (Miniopterus) populations occurring in Iran inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome-b sequences
- First record of Histiotus laephotis (Thomas, 1916) from Chile and new distributional information for Histiotus montanus (Phillipi and Landbeck, 1861) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)
- The subgenus Micoureus (Didelphidae: Marmosa) in Paraguay: morphometrics, distributions, and habitat associations
- PCR-RFLP identification of the endangered Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus (Soricomorpha, Talpidae), based on faecal DNA
- First record of Calomys cerqueirai (Rodentia: Phyllotini) in Espírito Santo (Brazil) with description of the 2n=36, FNA=66 karyotype
- Short Notes
- A live trap and trapping technique for subterranean zokors (Rodentia)
- The effects of deforestation on white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) home range in the southern Pantanal
- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 79 (2015)
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Studies
- Ecological drivers of group size in female Alpine chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra
- Dynamics of species composition of small non-volant mammals from the northern Cordillera Central of Colombia
- Diet of serval (Leptailurus serval) on farmlands in the Drakensberg Midlands, South Africa
- Geographical distribution, roost selection, and conservation state of cave-dwelling bats in China
- Systematic position and taxonomy of Pipistrellus deserti (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
- Distribution and taxonomy of the common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in South America
- Taxonomic evaluation of the bent-winged bat (Miniopterus) populations occurring in Iran inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome-b sequences
- First record of Histiotus laephotis (Thomas, 1916) from Chile and new distributional information for Histiotus montanus (Phillipi and Landbeck, 1861) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)
- The subgenus Micoureus (Didelphidae: Marmosa) in Paraguay: morphometrics, distributions, and habitat associations
- PCR-RFLP identification of the endangered Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus (Soricomorpha, Talpidae), based on faecal DNA
- First record of Calomys cerqueirai (Rodentia: Phyllotini) in Espírito Santo (Brazil) with description of the 2n=36, FNA=66 karyotype
- Short Notes
- A live trap and trapping technique for subterranean zokors (Rodentia)
- The effects of deforestation on white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) home range in the southern Pantanal
- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 79 (2015)
