Bat Fauna (Chiroptera) in an urban environment in the Atlantic Forest, northeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Edson Silva Barbosa Leal UFPE
  • Daniel de Figueiredo Ramalho UnB
  • Julianne Moura da Silva UFRPE
  • Rafael Sales Bandeira Universidad Torcuatro Di Tella – UTDT
  • Luiz Augustinho Menezes da Silva Professor Doutor da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE
  • Maria Adélia Borstelmann de Oliveira Professora Doutora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal Tropical da UFRPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/15884

Abstract

In Brazil, only few works have been conducted regarding urban bats and information about richness, composition and ecological interactions in urban areas is little known. Additional studies are important to understand the dynamic of urban bats and offer strategies for their protection. In this paper, we present the results of a bat inventory at the Dois Irmãos campus of UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, with analyzes of the composition, richness, diversity, and seasonal variation. From May 2006 to April 2007, we captured 950 bats from 16 species (five families). Fruit bats accounted for 84.42% of the catches, followed by insectivores, piscivorous, nectarivores, omnivores, and hematophages. The species Artibeus planirostris was the most abundant. There was no significant difference (t = 0.35443, p = 0.7257) on abundance between the seasons of the year. We observed a richer and more diverse bat fauna as one would expect in an urban area, which suggests that the campus is being used for foraging, commuting, or as shelters for these animals.

 

Author Biographies

Edson Silva Barbosa Leal, UFPE

Departament of Zoologia

Daniel de Figueiredo Ramalho, UnB

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia da Universidade de Brasília

Julianne Moura da Silva, UFRPE

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal Tropical da UFRPE

Published

2019-07-10

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019): January/March

Section

Articles

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