Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

Herein we present a checklist of the bat species recorded in the municipality of Rio Grande, coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul state. Thirteen species of three families were recorded through field sampling, collection specimen analysis and bibliography compilation. Molossidae and Vespertilionidae, both with five recorded species, were the most representative families, while three species of Phyllostomidae were recorded. Seven species were found in urban areas. In the sampled natural environments, six species were found in riparian systems, being Myotis albescens and Molossus sp. recorded only in these formations. Riparian systems, hence, can represent relevant habitats for chiropteran conservation in coastal areas of southernmost Brazil.

Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Guarulhos, state of São Paulo, Brazil

“…Molossid bats usually harbor in house roofs, attics, and building expansion joints (Bredt and Uieda 1996, Chaves and Sodré 2007, Quintela et al 2011. Although some mist nets were set around houses and trees of an orchard, only one individual (not pregnant adult female) of Molossops neglectus was netted in the orchard.…”

Detection of Leishmania spp. in Bats from an Area of Brazil Endemic for Visceral Leishmaniasis

“…Although Lutzomyia longipalpis is capable of feeding on C. perspicillata and Glossophaga longirostris , a congener species of G. soricina , under experimental conditions (Lampo et al., ), vectorial transmission in the natural environment has not yet been reported. However, because contact between bats and L. longipalpis in the urban environment can be expected because these taxa occupy the same habitats, such as inside or around human buildings (Deane and Deane, ; Esbérard et al., ; Quintela et al., ), natural transmission by feeding habits should be considered. Moreover, we should consider that the presence of parasite DNA in the blood of collected animals does not necessarily indicate vectorial transmission, as it does not provide enough evidence to indicate parasitic integrity within the host (Silva et al., ).…”

Quiropterofauna da Fazenda Santo Antônio dos Ipês, Jaú, estado de São Paulo, Brasil

“…Os molossídeos estão bastante habituados às construções humanas, podendo se abrigar, por exemplo, em telhados de casas, sótãos e em juntas de dilatação de edifício (BREDT et al, 1996;PACHECO et al, 2010;QUINTELA et al, 2011;CHAVES et al, 2012). Embora somente dois indivíduos de Molossus molossus tenham sido capturados saindo do telhado da casa sede da FSAI, é possível que mais indivíduos molossídeos utilizem esse local como abrigo, visto que apenas uma noite de captura foi realizada nesse local.…”