A new species of Eptesicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Miranda, João M. D.; Bernardi, Itiberê P.; Passos, Fernando C.

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1383.1.4

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“…Refinements in the taxonomy and systematics of Brazilian bats, together with an increase in revisions and examinations of museum specimens' resulted in the following new taxa for Brazil: Micronycteris sanborni , Eptesicus taddeii , Thyroptera devivoi and Xeronycteris vieirai (Simmons 1996, Gregorin & Dietchfield 2005, Gregorin et al. 2006, Miranda et al. 2006).…”

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Discovering the Brazilian bat fauna: a task for two centuries?

Bernard¹,

Aguiar²,

Machado³

2010

Mammal Review

146

102

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1. Brazil is the second most bat species-rich country in the world, but the available information on the occurrence and distribution of bat species in Brazil is still heterogeneous and fragmented. 2. We review the occurrence and distribution of bat species in Brazil, analyse the spatial performance of inventories conducted to date and identify knowledge gaps. We also identify the main factors contributing to the recent increase in the knowledge of the Brazilian bat fauna, and make suggestions for maintaining this momentum into the near future. 3. We plotted record coordinates on a map, grouped them in 0.5 degrees of latitude ¥ 0.5 degrees of longitude grid cells, and analysed records for each of the five terrestrial biomes in Brazil, and for the 1439 priority polygons for the conservation of Brazilian biodiversity. 4. We identified 5502 formal bat records in Brazil, indicating that less than 10% of the country is minimally surveyed, and that for nearly 60% of Brazil there is not a single record of bat species. Record coverage varies from 79% in the Atlantic Forest to 24% in Amazonia, but none of the Brazilian biomes is well surveyed for bats. Bat species have been recorded in only 15% of the priority areas for Brazilian biodiversity conservation. 5. If the current rate of recording bats in empty grid cells (10% every 4 years) was maintained, it would take 33 years for all cells to have a single record. If the current rate of recording Ն20 species in a grid cell (0.8% per year) was maintained, it would take 200 years for the bat fauna of Brazil to be minimally surveyed. Alarmingly, most of the data-poor areas are at the expansion frontiers of the agro-business, near the surrounding deforestation fronts. 6. We make recommendations for scientific research on bats in Brazil, to ensure the conservation of this ecologically important taxon.

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Discovering the Brazilian bat fauna: a task for two centuries?

Bernard¹,

Aguiar²,

Machado³

2010

Mammal Review

146

102

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“…: 21707-1 (Process: 02027.001957/2006-02); 46190-1 and the project was approved by the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals of the Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (CEUA/IBILCE-Protocol 135/2016). Sex was determined based on Vizotto and Tadei, Miranda et al, and Laval [28][29][30]. Intestines, liver, and lungs were removed from bats from São José do Rio Preto-SP and intestines and liver from bats collected in Barreiras-BA.…”

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Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

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Bats are flying mammals distributed worldwide known to host several types of Coronavirus (CoV). Since they were reported as the probable source of spillover of highly pathogenic CoV into the human population, investigating the circulation of this virus in bats around the world became of great importance. We analyzed samples from 103 bats from two distinct regions in Brazil. Coronavirus from the Alphacoronavirus genus was detected in 12 animals, 11 from São José do Rio Preto-SP region and 1 from Barreiras-BA region, resulting in a prevalence of 17.18% and 2.56% respectively. The virus was detected not only in intestines but also in lungs and liver. Phylogenetic analysis based on nsP12 genomic region suggests that the sequences group according to host family and sampling location. Studies on the circulation of these viruses in bats remain important to understand the ecology and evolutionary relationship of these pathogens.

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“…The insectivorous vespertilionid bat Eptesicus furinalis is exclusively Neotropical (Mies, Kurta, & King, ) and has an important ecological role controlling insect populations (Aguiar & Antonini, ). Despite its wide distribution throughout Central and South America (Miranda, Bernardi, & Passos, ; Simmons, ), there are few studies about the reproductive aspects in this species. Ecological literature data show that E. furinalis present geographical variability in reproduction, with females presenting post‐partum oestrus and males presenting sperm storage in the epididymis (Barquez, Mares, & Braun, ; González, ; Myers, ).…”

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Ovarian morphology and folliculogenesis and ovulation process in the flat‐faced fruit‐eating bat Artibeus planirostris and the Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis: A comparative analysis

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The Neotropical bat species Artibeus planirostris and Eptesicus furinalis present a different morphology of the female reproductive organs: the first presents a simplex uterus, while the second presents a bicornuate uterus, but there is no information about their ovaries. Our aim was to compare the general ovary morphology and the folliculogenesis process in these species to increase the knowledge about the reproductive diversity of tropical bats. We observed a morphological distinction between the ovaries of both species: A. planirostris presents the primordial follicles located in a cranial portion of the ovary and the interstitial gland cells are not distinctive, while in E. furinalis, the primordial follicles are located throughout the cortex, and there is an abundance of interstitial gland cells. Both species present binovular or triovular follicles. Artibeus planirostris is a monovular species, with a preferential ovulation in the left side. Some females of E. furinalis exhibited two corpora lutea in the same ovary, and others presented a corpus luteum in both right and left ovaries at the same time; thus, E. furinalis is a polyovular species. Our results express the variation between two Neotropical species, reflecting the great variation in the reproductive aspects in Chiroptera.

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A new species of Eptesicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Cited by 34 publications

References 7 publications

Discovering the Brazilian bat fauna: a task for two centuries?

Discovering the Brazilian bat fauna: a task for two centuries?

Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

Ovarian morphology and folliculogenesis and ovulation process in the flat‐faced fruit‐eating bat Artibeus planirostris and the Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis: A comparative analysis

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