BATS (MAMMALIA, CHIROPTERA) IN CAVES IN THE CITY OF URUARÁ, PARÁ, NORTHERN BRAZIL

• Autor(a) principal: Cajaiba, Reinaldo Lucas
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biota Amazônia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/888

Studies in environments for cave communities are fundamental for the understanding of its fauna and functioning. Are essential environments for the conservation of the biodiversidad, serving as shelter for large numbers of species, among them, the bats. In the state of Pará, studies focused on bats are still scarce, being necessary to increase the research on such important taxon. Therefore, the present study was aimed to provide an inventory of the species of Chiroptera of five caves in the city of Uruará-PA. The collections were performed between the months of October and November 2013, with the use of mist nets. A total of 166 individuals were captured, distributed in nine species, three families and five trophic guilds. As a result, we obtained a greater dominance of Desmodus rotundus (N=63), followed by Carollia perspicilata (N=43)and Pteronotus parnellii (N=27).The results demonstrate the importance of continuing to make inventories with higher number of surveys, including other caves in the region.Keywords: Amazonia; Biodiversity; Chiroptera; Conservation.