Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): first record of the species in the state of Paraíba, Brazil

Alvino Ferreira; Alan Loures-Ribeiro

doi:10.15560/9.4.793

Check List 9(4): 793-796, doi: 10.15560/9.4.793

Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): first record of the species in the state of Paraíba, Brazil

Alvino Pedrosa Ferreira^‡, Alan Loures-Ribeiro^‡

‡ Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil

Corresponding author: Alvino Ferreira ( lvinopf@yahoo.com.br )

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Citation: Ferreira A, Loures-Ribeiro A (2013) Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): first record of the species in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. Check List 9(4): 793-796. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.793

Abstract

Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 has few known records in Brazil. This study reports the easternmostrecord of the species and the first for the state of Paraíba, Brazil. One adult female specimen of D. albus was captured in theforest canopy of Reserva Biológica Guaribas – SEMA 3. This record extends the distribution of D. albus to the north in theBrazilian Atlantic Forest.

Keywords

Chiroptera; Mammalia; Brazilian Atlantic Forest