Distribution extension of Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): new record for southwestern Ecuador

We report the first confirmed record of Rhynchonycteris naso in southwestern Ecuador. We observed a colony of about 10 individuals roosting under a bridge of a water reservoir that was surrounded by sugar cane crops and located in Naranjito in the Province of Guayas. This is a heavily disturbed area...

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Main Authors: Jaime Salasn, Fabián Viteri H., Marjorie Zambrano M., Virgilio Benavides H., Raúl Carvajal M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18772/download/pdf/