Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera, Molossidae): a new genus and species for Chile revealed by acoustic surveys
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Annia Rodríguez-San Pedro
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Jaime A. Pacheco
Abstract
Although 13 species of the genus Eumops have been documented in South America, none of them had been previously reported in Chile. Based on acoustic surveys, we report here the first record of this genus for the country. Fourteen echolocation sequences of the Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis) were recorded in the valleys of Azapa, Lluta, and Camarones in the Arica and Parinacota region, northern Chile. Echolocation calls of E. perotis can be distinguished from other bat species in the region by its lower frequency range, longer call duration, and interpulse intervals. This finding adds a new genus and species for Chile and increases the known bat diversity in the country to 17 species.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to don Victor and Alejandra Acevedo, the Muñóz-Gardilcic family, Hacienda Sacramento, the Beltrán-Chang family, and Hotel Casa Beltran for kindly allowing us to conduct the surveys on their properties and support during fieldwork. Special thanks to Carla González for her assistance during field data collection. Two anonymous reviewers and the Associate Editor of Mammalia, Dr. Stéphane Aulagnier, provided helpful suggestions for earlier versions of the manuscript.
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Author contributions: A.R-SP, J.U-N, and J.L.A., conceived the study; A.R-SP, J.L.A, and C.B. collected the data; A.R-SP., analyzed the data with the support of J.U-N and J.A.P; A.R-SP, wrote the original draft. All the other authors contributed substantially to the manuscript’s writing and editing.
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Research funding: This study was funded by Bioecos E.I.R.L and Hotel Casa Beltran.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Research ethics: The authors declare that all procedures were in accordance with the national laws.
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