Bats from the Restinga of Praia das Neves, state of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil

By

Luz, Júlia Lins
Costa, Luciana de Moraes
Lourenço, Elizabete Captivo
Gomes, Luiz Antonio Costa
Esbérard, Carlos Lustosa Eduardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009-6-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

5

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

364--369

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/5.2.364

 

Abstract

Studies on bat richness and diversity in coastal sand dunes (‘restinga’) are still scarce. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to estimate bat richness in the restinga of Praia das Neves (state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil) and to analyze species abundance. Ten sampling nights were carried out in May and July 2008, resulting in a sampling effort of 21,847.5 h.m2. We captured 125 individuals from 17 bat species. In this study, Tonatia saurophila was recorded for the first time not only in the state of Espírito Santo but also in the restinga ecosystem. The most abundant species was Artibeus lituratus with 32% of all captures. Surveys in coastal restingas are urgently needed in order to obtain more information about the bats living in this environment.