Abstract
Sanborn’s bonneted bat (Eumops hansae), an insectivorous Molossidae, is widely distributed in the Neotropics. However, records are scattered throughout its distribution with confirmed records from a few countries of South and Central America. Here, we record the first specimen of this species for Colombia. With this new record, the number of Eumops species in Colombia raises to eight and molossid species to 27. We recommend efforts of bat sampling to be directed towards habitats where molossid bats concentrate their foraging activities, thus increasing the knowledge of these rare bats and their occurrence in museum collections.
Funding source: Universidad de Caldas
Funding source: ISAGEN
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by an agreement between Universidad de Caldas and ISAGEN (agreement 33/45). We thank John Harold Castaño for his help with preparing the specimen and Hector Ramirez-Chaves for safeguarding it in the collection under his supervision. We also thank Ivan Pareja for the photographs of the skull, and two anonymous reviewers who improved the quality of this manuscript.
Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This research was funded by the Universidad de Caldas and ISAGEN.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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