Distributional extension ofMolossops neglectus(Chiroptera, Molossidae) into southeastern Brazil

Nuevo registro del murciélago rufo cara de perro Molossops Neglectus (chiroptera: molossidae) en Colombia

“…We here assign it tentatively to M. neglectus and anticipate that further surveys will provide the additional morphological and molecular data needed to perform a more in-depth analysis of the identity of this group. The species has been recorded in primary and secondary forests (Gregorin et al 2004). Its presence on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, a wooded area of approximately 100 ha located in an urban matrix in southern Cali, supports previous observations that the species is tolerant of disturbance (Gazarini & Bernardi 2007).…”

“…Este registro extiende la distribución conocida de la especie al menos 450 km al noroccidente en Colombia, siendo el primero para un valle interandino en el país y el más occidental para la especie. Editor responsable: Vinicio Sosa (Gregorin et al 2004). In Colombia it is known by a specimen collected in 1968 in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo Department (Amazon basin), near the border with Peru (Lim & Engstrom 2001).…”

“…Molossops includes two species: the dwarf dog-faced bat M. temminckii Burmeister, 1854, which is relatively common and occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana in the north to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil in the south (Simmons 2005;Eger 2008); and the rufous dog-faced bat M. neglectus Williams and Genoways, 1980, which is considered rare and occurs disjunctively in northern South America (Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela), in the Amazon basin (southern Colombia and northern Peru), and in southern Brazil and northern Argentina (Lim & Engstrom 2001;Gregorin et al 2004;Barquez et al 2011).…”

“…Molossops neglectus is distinguished from its congener by its dark brown dorsal fur, slightly darker belly and being proportionately larger in its external size (forearm larger than 36 mm in M. neglectus and less than 33 mm in M. temminckii) as well as cranial measurements (total length of skull larger than 16 mm in M. neglectus and less than 15 mm in M. temminckii; Gregorin & Taddei 2002;Gregorin et al 2004;Eger 2008 …”

Ampliação da distribuição de Molossops neglectus Williams & Genoways (Chiroptera, Molossidae) para o Sul da América do Sul

“…Os dados aqui reportados caracterizam o primeiro registro de M. neglectus para o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, bem como, estabelecem um novo limite sul para a distribuição da espécie na América do Sul, cerca de 250 km ao sul do limite até então conhecido, no Parque Nacional Iguazu, Província de Misiones, Argentina (BARQUEZ et al 1993, 1999, BARQUEZ 2006, GREGORIN et al 2004 (Fig. 1).…”