Abstract

<p style="text-align: justify;">A floresta estacional de Caatinga do nordeste do Brasil apresenta dossel contínuo de 15-25 m de altura, com um sub-bosque bem desenvolvido e abundância de cactos, lianas e epífitas. O presente estudo fornece um inventário das espécies de morcegos capturados no município de Caetité, no sudoeste da Bahia, Brasil. No total, foram capturados 68 indivíduos de morcegos, pertencentes a nove espécies e três famílias. A riqueza de espécies estimada para a área através do estimador Jackknife 1, foi 9.9. Os morcegos filostomidaeos foram os mais abundantes, e a espécie <em>Carollia perspicillata</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) foi a dominante. Nossos resultados são consistentes com estudos anteriores realizados na Bahia e no bioma Caatinga, fornecendo dados sobre a estrutura local da comunidade de morcegos. Além disso, destaca a importância de inventários rápidos para compreender a diversidade e distribuição da fauna de morcegos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Assembléia de morcegos, Caatinga, Caetité, inventário rápido.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: The seasonal deciduous Caatinga scrub forest of northern Brazil has a continuous canopy of 15–25 m in height, with a well-developed understory, and abundant cacti, lianas, and epiphytes. The present study provides an inventory of the bat species recorded in the municipality of Caetité, in southwestern Bahia, Brazil. Sixty-eight individuals were captured, belonging to nine species and three families. The Jackknife 1 procedure estimated a species richness of 9.9. The phyllostomid bats were the most abundant, and <em>Carollia perspicillata</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) was captured most frequently. Our results are consistent with previous studies conducted in Bahia and the Caatinga, providing data on the local bat community structure. It also highlights the importance of rapid inventories for the understanding of the diversity and distribution of the bat fauna.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words</strong>: Bat assemblage, Caatinga, Caetité, rapid inventories.</p>

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