Check List 21(3): 586-595, doi: 10.15560/21.3.586

New record of Platyrrhinus angustirostris Velazco, Gardner & Patterson, 2010 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Colombia and potential distribution

Leidy Viviana García-Herrera^‡§|, Leidy Azucena Ramírez-Fráncel^‡§|, Giovany Guevara^§, Burton K. Lim^¶, Lida Marcela Franco-Pérez^‡

‡ Universidad de Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia§ Universidad del Tolima, Tolima, Colombia| Universidad INCCA de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia¶ Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

Corresponding author: Leidy Viviana García-Herrera ( lvgarcia@ut.edu.co )

Academic editor: Sergio Solari

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation: García-Herrera LV, Ramírez-Fráncel LA, Guevara G, Lim BK, Franco-Pérez LM (2025) New record of Platyrrhinus angustirostris Velazco, Gardner & Patterson, 2010 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Colombia and potential distribution. Check List 21(3): 586-595. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.3.586

Abstract

The systematic revision of the Platyrrhinus helleri clade, which was found to be a species complex, led to the elevation of some subspecies to species level and the description of Platyrrhinus angustirostris Velazco, Gardner & Patterson, 2010. The conservation status and threats to this species are currently poorly understood. We report a new record of this species, extending its distribution into west‑central Colombia. We used WorldClim bioclimatic layers to model its potential distribution; the results indicate that areas with stable temperatures and substantial precipitation during the warmest quarter offer the best environmental suitability for this species. This information is important for the conservation of P. angustirostris and its tropical habitats.

Keywords

Bats, conservation, geographic range, isothermality, precipitation, WorldClim