Distribution extension and new record of Myotis atacamensis (Lataste, 1892) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Chile

• DOI: 10.15560/10.5.1164
• Publication Date: 2014-10-14T13:13:42Z
• Authors: Annia Pedro; Juan Allendes; María Castillo; Diego Peñaranda; Francisco Peña-Gómez
• Keywords: vespertilionid bat; 0106 biological sciences; QH301-705.5; bats; bat; Biodiversity; South America; 01 natural sciences; Choapa province; Chiroptera; Mammalia; Animalia; Biology (General); Chordata

Myotis atacamensis is a poorly known bat species endemic to the central portion of pacific coast South America, where it from province Lambayeque, Peru (latitude 5° S), Elqui 30° Chile. Here, we report first record M. for Choapa 31° S, Coquimbo Region) in This southernmost within Chile and extending its geographic range ca. 200 km southward.