Bats of the Bogota Savanna, Colombia, with Notes on Altitudinal Distribution of Neotropical Bats

Abstract

Of the 10 species of bats recorded from the Bogota Savanna (2,500-3,600 m ), Colombia, seven belong to the insectivorous families Vespertilionidae and Molossidae. Only three species are members of the frugivorous or nectarivorous family Phyllostomidae. Records of three species (Micronycteris megalotis, Tonatia sylvicola, Rhogeessa tumida) previously reported from near or on the Bogota Savanna are considered to be improbable or erroneous. A fourth species (ArtibeflS cinereus), although as yet not reported, could well be among the high altitude fauna of the Bogota Savanna.