Taxonomic revision and additional comments of some bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) reported from Bolivia, with an updated checklist based on voucher material with verified identities

By

Poma-Urey, José
Acosta S., Luis H.
Rivero, Kathia
Hidalgo-Cossio, Marisol
Hingst-Zaher, Erika
Gualda-Barros, Juliana
Da Natividade, Beatriz D.
Barboza-Marquez, Kathrin
Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor
Salazar-Bravo, Jorge
Ochoa G., José

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-6-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

409--427

Subjects

biological collections , Geographic distribution , invalid records , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.3.409

 

Abstract

We review the taxonomic identities of museum specimens of three bat species previously reported from Bolivia. We comment on some erroneously reported taxa, or taxa either not represented by voucher materials or based on insufficient data (including acoustic detections) to verify their taxonomic affinities. As result of this review, the list of bat species known to occur in Bolivia is updated to eight families and 133 species, unlike the nine families and 146 species of previous lists. Some recommendations for future research and a brief historical revision of bat inventories in the country are included.