Check List 7(3): 315-318, doi: 10.15560/7.3.315
Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Lonchophylla hesperia G. M. Allen, 1908: second record of the Western Nectar Bat in Ecuador after 70 years
expand article infoDiego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo, Carlos E. Boada, Simón E. Lobos

Corresponding author: Diego Tirira ( diego_tirira@yahoo.com )

© 2017 Diego Tirira, Santiago Burneo, Carlos Boada, Simón Lobos.
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Citation: Tirira D, Boada C, Burneo S, Lobos S (2016) Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Lonchophylla hesperia G. M. Allen, 1908: second record of the Western Nectar Bat in Ecuador after 70 years. Check List 7(3): 315-318. https://doi.org/10.15560/7.3.315
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Abstract
Herein we report the second record for Lonchophylla hesperia in Ecuador, and the first one since 1939. We captured an adult male in a mountainous dry valley at Comunidad San Jacinto, Catamayo Valley, Loja Province, southwestern Ecuador. The dominant landscape consists of agricultural lands, mainly of corn fields and pastures; while the natural forest is restricted to small patches. A description of the species’ shelter and a predictive distribution model in Peru and Ecuador are presented, indicating the areas between the two countries were the habitat is climatically suitable for its presence. 
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