First reports of Myotis riparius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the high-Andes southern Ecuador

First reports of Myotis riparius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the high-Andes southern Ecuador

The Vespertilionidae family is widely distributed in South America. In Ecuador, there are 20 species including Myotis riparius. The species has been recorded between 10 to 1240 m a.s.l. on the both eastern and western sides of the Andes cordillera. In this work we reported two new localities for sou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlos Hernán Nivelo-Villavicencio, David C. Siddons, Pedro X. Astudillo, Javier Fernández de Córdova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2020-08-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
Subjects:
altitudinal range;
azuay;
montane forest;
temperate zoogeographic region;
zamora chinchipe
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/17475
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Summary:The Vespertilionidae family is widely distributed in South America. In Ecuador, there are 20 species including Myotis riparius. The species has been recorded between 10 to 1240 m a.s.l. on the both eastern and western sides of the Andes cordillera. In this work we reported two new localities for southern Ecuador which include the highest records for the species and increasing in 1077 m the limit elevation previously known in Ecuador.
ISSN:1561-0837
1727-9933

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