New report of parental care and reproductive behavior in Furipterus horrens (Chiroptera: Furipteridae) in Pará, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS25.1157Keywords:
Amazon Rainforest, bats, lactation, Neotropical, thumbless batAbstract
Furipterus horrens (F. Cuvier, 1828) is a species of widespread occurrence in South America, threatened with extinction in Brazil mainly due to the loss of feeding and sheltering habitats. There is still little information on ecological aspects of these bats. Here, we present new data on the parental and reproductive behavior of female F. horrens towards their offspring, observed in a cave in northern Brazil.
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