First records of the endangered Atacama Myotis Myotis atacamensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), at high altitude in the Parinacota Province, northern Chile

Redescription of Myotis atacamensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with neotype designation

“…Myotis atacamensis occurs from southern Peru to central Chile, mostly in xeric habitats from lowlands to the western slope of the Andes (Ossa et al 2017, Moratelli et al 2019a, Rodríguez-San Pedro et al 2020. Due to a relatively small distribution dependent on specific habitats that are under severe disruption by agricultural activity and expansion of wind farms, this species is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List (Vargas-Rodríguez et al 2016).…”