Endemic bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Colombia: State of knowledge, distribution, and conservation
Colombia, with 209 species, is one of the richest countries in terms of bat diversity. This high bat diversity is comprised in nine families and 72 genera. A total of eight species of the families Emballonuridae (n = 1) and Phyllostomidae (n = 7) are listed as endemic to the country. In spite the...
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2020
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| Summary: | Colombia, with 209 species, is one of the richest countries in terms of
bat diversity. This high bat diversity is comprised in nine families and 72
genera. A total of eight species of the families Emballonuridae (n = 1) and
Phyllostomidae (n = 7) are listed as endemic to the country. In spite the
relevance of Colombia in bat diversity, little is known of these endemic species
which are mostly known from the type locality (n = 4), whereas for others (n =
2), their taxonomic status is uncertain. Here, available information of endemic
bats from Colombia is compiled, and new information on their distribution
and conservation is provided. The most included species in publications
including the original description (n = 15) was Lonchorhina marinkellei. The
only distribution pattern observed for the species evaluated was for Carollia
monohernandezi and Vampyressa sinchi that might overlap distributions in the
eastern slopes of the Eastern Cordillera. Most endemic species are from the
Andean and inter-Andean regions of the country (n = 6). At national level,
there are no endemic species in any threatened category; however, at least one
species (Lonchorhina marinkellei) is considered as Vulnerable (VU) and one
(Saccopteryx antioquensis) as Endangered (EN) by the International Union for
Conservation of Nature - IUCN
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