Albinism is a type of deficient in melanin production could be the result of genetic anomalies that are manifest as the absence of coloration of part or the entire body of an organism. This type of chromatic disorder can affect several vertebrate species, but is rarely found in nature. Among bats, more than 450 cases of total or partial loss of body pigmentation have been reported. Herein we provide the first report of albinism for the bat species Peropteryxkappleri (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) with two such specimens being observed from iron formation caves in a conservation unit “Floresta Nacional de Carajás”, Amazon forest, northern of Brazil.
Albinism is a genetic disorder that causes pigmentation anomalies. Even though supposedly rare in free-living mammals, cases of albinism have been reported worldwide, particularly in bats. In this article we present a new case of albinism in a Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913. The individual, observed in an Amazon region iron ore cave, in Northern Brazil, was a lactating female with a dark-brown pelage pup.
Fruit bats have a high seed dispersal capacity contributing to the establishment of numerous plant species. In this work we examined the frugivorous diet of phyllostomid bats in the Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park, north of Minas Gerais, Brazil, an ecotone region of Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. Four expeditions were carried out between December 2008 and November 2009, totalling 80 nights of sampling, to collect data and feces from captured bats. The highest number of fecal samples were provided by Artibeus planirostris and Carollia perspicillata. Four plant families were registered, the largest number for Cecropiaceae, followed by Solanaceae; Piperaceae, and Moraceae.
Coleções zoológicas são instituições que abrigam espécimes testemunho da biodiversidade, fornecendo suporte para o desenvolvimento científico e inovação em várias áreas do conhecimento, que muitas vezes apenas são possíveis devido à existência dessas coleções. A Coleção de Mamíferos da Universidade Federal de Lavras (CMUFLA) foi iniciada em 2004, abarcando principalmente espécies de morcegos do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Com o aporte de diversos projetos científicos e a crescente demanda de recebimento de material provindo de consultorias, houve significativo incremento do acervo com a inclusão de espécimes de várias regiões do Brasil. Com isso a CMUFLA passou a ser um importante centro de fomento e suporte às atividades de pesquisa sobre biologia, ecologia, história natural e genética de mamíferos com os espécimes depositados em seu acervo. Atualmente a CMUFLA conta com um cervo de 4.709 espécimes tombados, representando 213 espécies, 111 gêneros e 8 ordens. A CMUFLA abriga dois parátipos de Thyroptera wynneae, o holótipo de Eumops chimaera e o holótipo e parátipo de Cynomops freemani.
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