First record of Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) (Chiroptera, Furipteridae) in the Ecuadorian Andes

By

Warren, Isabel
Simba, Laura
Brito M., Jorge

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-4-11

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

451--456

Subjects

COI , cytochrome b , mist-netting , Neotropical forest , thumbless bat , Tropical Andes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.451

 

Abstract

We present the first Ecuadorian records of Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) from outside the Amazon Rainforest. Our specimens, collected in the Río Manduriacu Reserve, Imbabura Province, is the first record of any individual from the family Furipteridae in the Ecuadorian Andes. The genetic divergences observed with cyt-b and COI markers (10–15%) support previous studies that F. horrens represents a species complex and that the western Ecuador population may represent an undescribed species. This represents a significant increase in the potential habitat for this species and highlights the need for increased research into tropical Andean bat taxonomy.