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Distribution extension of proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): New record for southwestern Ecuador

Abstract:

We report the first confirmed record of Rhynchonycteris naso in southwestern Ecuador. We observed a colony of about 10 individuals roosting under a bridge of a water reservoir that was surrounded by sugar cane crops and located in Naranjito in the Province of Guayas. This is a heavily disturbed area with small remnants of humid evergreen forest in the lowlands of the Ecuadorian coast. This record constitutes a new locality of Rhychonycteris naso for the Guayas province in a different type of vegetation and habitat from previous records for this species in Ecuador and it represents the southwesternmost record for Ecuador and South America. © 2013 Check List and Authors.

Año de publicación:

2013

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    Tipo de documento:

    Article

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Zoología
    • Zoología
    • Biodiversidad

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Temas específicos de historia natural de los animales
    • Arthropoda
    • Mammalia

    Contribuidores:

    Virgilio Benavides H.Virgilio Benavides H.
    Marjorie Zambrano M.Marjorie Zambrano M.
    Jaime Antonio SalasJaime Antonio Salas
    Raúl Carvajal M.Raúl Carvajal M.
    Fabián Viteri H.Fabián Viteri H.