Rediscovery of Vampyressa thyone (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Honduras: updated distribution and notes on its conservation

By

Ordoñez-Mazier, Diego I.
Ávila-Palma, Hefer Daniel
Soler-Orellana, José A.
Ordoñez Trejo, Eduardo Javier
Martínez, Marcio
Turcios-Casco, Manfredo A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-9-3

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

379--390

Subjects

Central America , Conservation , Distribution , Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat , Stenodermatinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e53766

 

Abstract

In Central America,Vampyressais represented by two species,Vampyressa elisabethaeandV. thyone. The latter is the only representative of the genus in Honduras and the most recent record was in 2007. Six surveys were carried out in the Departments of Cortés, Atlántida and Gracias a Dios. Only seven individuals ofV. thyonewere recorded between March 2016 and September 2017. The low abundance ofV. thyonesupports the fact that it is an uncommon species in the country; however, these records update the distribution in northern Honduras. We recommend systematic bat assessments on the three protected areas in which we recordedV. thyonefor a better comprehension of the local populations on this species in the country.