First record of two molossid bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Piauí state and distributional review for Brazil

By

Novaes, Roberto Leonan Morim
Laurindo, Rafael De Souza
Oliveira, Marcione Brito De
Barreto, Camila De Rezende
Avilla, Leonardo Dos Santos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-6-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

610--613

Subjects

Brazil , Piauí

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.3.610

 

Abstract

The Family Molossidae has a cosmopolitan distribution; it is common in urban areas as well as in agricultural and forested environments. In Brazil, the group comprises seven genera with 25 species. In spite of the representative number of taxa, Molossidae is insufficiently documented in biological inventories. Thus, there is a gap in knowledge about the actual distribution of most species. Here we present new records of tow molossids, Cynomops planirostris and Neoplatymops mattogrossensis, for the state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, and review locality records for species throughout the Brazilian territory.