First record of the ghost bat Diclidurus (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) in the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas state, Brazil

Camila Francisco Gonçalves; Roberto Leonan M. Novaes; André dos Santos; Patrício Adriano da Rocha; Ana Paula Carmignotto; Pedro M. Galetti Jr.

doi:10.31687/SaremNMS23.10.4

Autores/as

Camila Francisco Gonçalves Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil. Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1491-1238
Roberto Leonan M. Novaes Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz Mata Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-2807
André dos Santos Usina Coruripe, Coruripe, AL, Brasil.
Patrício Adriano da Rocha Programa de Pós-Graduação Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
Ana Paula Carmignotto Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-4397
Pedro M. Galetti Jr. Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-6126

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS23.10.4

Palabras clave:

bat occurrence, citizen science, natural history, Northeastern Brazil, species distribution

Resumen

Diclidurus species are rare in inventories due to the difficulty in capturing them using traditional methods. Here, we present the first record of the genus Diclidurus in the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil, documented by video and photographs by a local citizen. Although this new record does not extend the geographic distribution of this genus, it confirms its presence in this
region, highlighting the relevance of this area for further studies on bats and the role of citizens in increasing biodiversity knowledge.

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