Results of the Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. II. Additional Records of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Suriname

Authors

Stephen L. Williams, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Hugh H. Genoways, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

7-7-1980

Citation

Annals of Carnegie Museum (July 7, 1980) 49 (article 15): 213-226.

Comments

Copyright 1980, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Used by permission.

Abstract

The occurrence of 14 species of bats previously unknown in Suriname are documented, making a total of 85 species of bats known to occur in the country. The new records include Pteronotus personatus, Chrotopterus auritus, Micronycteris daviesi, M. sylvestris, Phyllostomus latifolius, Choeroniscus godmani, C. intermedius, Lionycteris spurrelli, Mesophylla macconnelli, Vampyressa brocki, Vampyrops brachycephalus, Rhogeessa tumida, Molossops abrasus, and M. greenhalli. Additional information is provided on several species of bats already known to occur in Suriname, including Micronycteris minuta, M. nicefori, Phylloderma stenops, Tonatia bidens, T. brasiliense, T. carrikeri, Vampyrum spectrum, Anoura caudifer, Carollia brevicauda, Rhinophylla pumilio, Vampyressa bidens, and Lasiurus ega.