New insights into the distribution of Myotis riparius Handley, 1960 (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in northern Central America: first records for Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador
We provide new records of Myotis riparius Handley, 1960, expanding its known range in northern Central America. These include the first confirmed records for Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador, as well as new localities in Honduras and Nicaragua. An individual was collected in Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge, Izabal, Guatemala. Acoustic vouchers confirm its presence in the Maya Mountains of Belize and Ahuachapán and Sonsonate, El Salvador. This finding highlights the importance of combining capture and acoustic sam‑ pling, and reanalyzing archived recordings as new vocal signatures are validated.
Authors
- José Gabriel Martínez‐Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-2525)
- Diego Iván Ordoñez-Mazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-662X)
- Luis A. Trujillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8364-6189)
- Hefer Daniel Ávila-Palma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-7635)
- Kirsty Hooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0170-6331)
- Bruce W. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5719-1942)
- Diana Mansilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3066-2641)
- Diana Salguero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9563-4668)
- Nereyda Estrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0731-6521)
- Walter Alvarez-Jacinto
Institutions
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (GT)
- National Autonomous University of Honduras (HN)
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- University of Wrocław (PL)
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CA)
- Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras (HN)
- Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/21.5.930
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development