Resumen: La cueva de "Los Laguitos", localizada cerca de Tuxtla Gutierrez,Chiapas, es por sus condiciones ambientales esta clasificada como una cueva de calor y es habitada por nueve especies de murciélagos, que mantienen una población de más de 100 000 individuos en cualquier época del año. La cueva fue visitada 225 veces durante 14 años, tiempo durante el cual registramos la presencia de seis vertebrados silvestres y uno doméstico, considerados depredadores de murciélagos. Los depredadores que fueron observados siempre fueronTrimorphodon biscutatus y Glaucidium brasilianum, seguidos de Didelphis marsupialis, Felis catus, Boa constrictor, Urocyon cinereoargenteus y Geococcyx velox. De las nueves especies de murciélagos que habitan la cueva, solamente Mormoops megallophylla, Pteronotus davyi, P. parnellii, Artibeus jamaicensis, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae y Natalus mexicanus fueron depredadas, mientras que Balantiopteryx plicata, P. personatus y Glossophaga soricina no lo fueron. De los siete depredadores registrados en la cueva, el gato doméstico puede ser el más dañino para esta comunidad.Palabras clave: depredación, murciélagos, serpientes, aves, mamíferos.Abstract: "Los Laguitos" is a hot cave located near of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The cave is used as refugee by nine species of bats, with a population greater than 100 000 individuals at any time of year. Seven vertebrate predators that feed on bats were registered in the cave in 225 visits along 14 years. The lyre snake, Trimorphodon biscutatus, and the ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum, were encountered all times. The common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis was the next most observed species followed by, the domestic cat (Felis catus), the boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox). Mormoops megallophylla, Pteronotus davyi, P. parnellii, Artibeus jamaicensis, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae and Natalus mexicanus were the bat species captured by these predators, while Balantiopteryx plicata, P. personatus and Glossophaga soricina don’t were detected in the carcasses. From the seven vertebrate predators registered in the cave, we consider the domestic cat as the more dangerous for this community to .Key words: predation, bats, snakes, birds, mammals.
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