First record of Anoura aequatoris (Lömberg, 1921) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Bolivia
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https://doi.org/10.18636/bioneotropical.v2i1.61Keywords:
Nectar feeding bat, Distribution, Taxonomy, Latitudinal extension.Abstract
Herein we introduce the first Bolivian record of the phyllostomid nectar feeding bat Anoura aequatoris collected at Chijchijpa, La Paz, Bolivia. The new record represents a substantial latitudinal extension in the distribution of the species of 04°25’ with respect to the southernmost known record from Pasco, Oxapampa, Perú. The phenetic variation of the herein presented new record of A. aequatoris is investigated through a principal components analysis performed on nine craniodental variables including all recognized species in the A. caudifer complex. Finally, comments on the taxonomy of the group are also presented.
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