SOUTHERN DISTRIBUTION OF Nyctinomops laticaudatus (É. GEOFFROY, 1805) (CHIROPTERA, MOLOSSIDAE) AND ITS FIRST RECORD IN THE PROVINCE OF TUCUMÁN, ARGENTINA

Southern limit of distribution of Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Authors

  • Izidoro Sarmento do Amaral Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Avenida Unisinos, 950 - São Leopoldo, RS - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-2923
  • Jéssica Bandeira-Pereira Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Avenida Unisinos, 950 - São Leopoldo, RS – Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-3829
  • M. Mónica Díaz Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA), PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML-Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Miguel Lillo 251, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán. CCT NOA Sur, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Juan Crisóstomo Álvarez 722, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Miguel Lillo 251, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-6461
  • Rubén M. Barquez Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA), PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML-Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Miguel Lillo 251, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán. CCT NOA Sur, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Juan Crisóstomo Álvarez 722, CP 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-4950

Abstract

Although the geographical distribution of the free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops laticaudatus (Chiroptera, Molossidae), is well documented, it presents discontinuities that may be caused by insufficient sampling or misidentified specimens. These geographical distribution gaps can hamper the interpretation of the effects of anthropic impacts on this species and the estimation of its conservation status since, in most cases, it is not possible to define whether a gap represents a species’ true absence. We compiled the southern records of the species and reported the first record in Tucumán Province, Argentina. We analyzed reports from the southernmost distribution, which consisted of 41 points of occurrence in Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The information provided here may serve as a basis for future research on the conservation status of the species and its response to climate and environmental changes.

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2024-11-22

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