First record of Tonatia bidens bats foraging on moss

Cases of bryophyte consumption by vertebrates are often presumed incidental. In this paper we reported, for the first time, the behavior of foraging in moss by bats, Tonatia bidens (Phyllostomidae), in the Cagarras Archipelago Natural Monument, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Due to bryophytes low nutritional value and digestibility, we suggest that obtaining water or forage for invertebrates may be the main objectives, and that this behavior can result in moss dispersion.

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Biodiversidade Brasileira
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2024-09-17
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https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v14i3.2397
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Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
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Abstract

Cases of bryophyte consumption by vertebrates are often presumed incidental. In this paper we reported, for the first time, the behavior of foraging in moss by bats, Tonatia bidens (Phyllostomidae), in the Cagarras Archipelago Natural Monument, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Due to bryophytes low nutritional value and digestibility, we suggest that obtaining water or forage for invertebrates may be the main objectives, and that this behavior can result in moss dispersion.

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Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Elabora Consultoria (Brazil) (BR), Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
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