Abstract
Myotis riparius Handley, 1960 was captured in 2 areas of Atlantic Forest in Sergipe, in northeast Brazil, filling the gaps of occurrence of this species in the region. This record expands the richness of bats in the state to 55 species.
Highlights
Myotis Kaup, 1829 is a genus of bats of the Vesperti lionidae that is widely distributed (Wilson 2008) and represented in Brazil by 9 species: M. albescens
In Brazil, this species has been identified in areas of the Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Amazonian Forest, and Cerrado (Paglia et al 2012); it has been reported in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and in the southeastern and south region of the country (Willig and Mares 1989, Dias and Peracchi 2007, Cáceres et al 2008, Dias et al 2009, Gregorin et al 2011, Carvalho et al 2013, Dos Santos et al 2013, Maas et al 2013, Garcia et al 2014, Lourenço et al 2014, Loureiro and Gregorin 2015)
We report the first record of M. riparius for the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil
Summary
Myotis Kaup, 1829 is a genus of bats of the Vesperti lionidae that is widely distributed (Wilson 2008) and represented in Brazil by 9 species: M. albescens 1806), and M. simus Thomas, 1901 (Bianconi and Pedro 2017) Members of this genus can be identified by the presence of 3 pairs of upper premolars (Wilson 2008). In Brazil, this species has been identified in areas of the Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Amazonian Forest, and Cerrado (Paglia et al 2012); it has been reported in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and in the southeastern and south region of the country (Willig and Mares 1989, Dias and Peracchi 2007, Cáceres et al 2008, Dias et al 2009, Gregorin et al 2011, Carvalho et al 2013, Dos Santos et al 2013, Maas et al 2013, Garcia et al 2014, Lourenço et al 2014, Loureiro and Gregorin 2015). We report the first record of M. riparius for the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil
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