First confirmed records of Little Fruit-eating Bat, Dermanura rava Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), from Panama
We confirm the presence of Dermanura rava Miller, 1902 in Panama based on two specimens collected in Chagres National Park, whose identification was based mainly on the ventral morphology of the skull, particularly the absence of posterior nares in front of the mesopterygoid fossa. This finding fills an important gap in knowledge about the distribution of the species in Central America and extends its known range approximately 308 km north-ward to the Panama Canal region.
Authors
- Alexandra Achille
- Adrián Cisneros
- Emily Martínez
- Bryan Vargas
- Nelson Guevara
- Mallory Salgado
- Yosari Caceres
Institutions
- Universidad de Panamá (PA)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/21.6.1298
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
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