Confirming the presence of Lasiurusfrantzii (Peters, 1870) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in South America: more questions than answers

The western or desert red bat, , is a cryptic insectivore species distributed in the Neotropics from Mexico south through Central America to Panama. was long considered a subspecies of the red bat, , but recently it was elevated to full-species status based on genetic information. Here we present ev...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2023, Vol.1180, p.145-157
Main Authors: Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E, Cardona-Giraldo, Alexandra, Ossa-López, Paula A, Arias Monsalve, Héctor Fabio, Rivera-Páez, Fredy A, Morales-Martínez, Darwin M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Americas
Animalia
Biodiversity & Conservation
Biogeography
Chiroptera
Chordata
Genetics
Mammalia
Placentalia
Systematics
Theria
Vertebrata
Vespertilionidae
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Summary:The western or desert red bat, , is a cryptic insectivore species distributed in the Neotropics from Mexico south through Central America to Panama. was long considered a subspecies of the red bat, , but recently it was elevated to full-species status based on genetic information. Here we present evidence of the presence of in the Andean Region of Colombia, confirming the species' presence in South America; the new record, from 3836 m a.s.l., is also the highest elevation known for the species. We suggest that might be widely distributed in trans-Andean areas of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and perhaps Peru and Bolivia. However, a review and exploration of additional morphological traits to identify the species are necessary because of the uncertainty of the distribution of .
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1180.105497