First record of Pygoderma bilabiatum (Wagner, 1843) (Phyllostomidae) for the Central Department of Paraguay and in an urban area, with comments on its ecology
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Chiroptera, conservation, distribution, migration, urbanizationAbstract
We present the first record of Pygoderma bilabiatum for the Central Department and its first occurrence in an urban environment in Paraguay, with comments on its ecology. An adult male individual of P. bilabiatum was captured on the campus of the National University of Asunción – San Lorenzo in a mist net at the edge of a secondary forest. This species is a seasonal migrant, present in the Humid Chaco ecoregion in the rainy season (October-February). This record provides new information on its distribution in the country and indicates the need for further studies related to urban areas that demonstrate their importance in supporting the high richness of bat species.
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