New reports of morphological anomalies in leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia

Morphological anomalies in bats are rarely reported. We present new reports of three types of morphological anomalies (chromatic, wing, and ear) from specimens in a biological collection and from individuals captured during field sampling. We recorded piebaldism on seven individuals from six species...

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Published inMammalia (Paris) Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 292 - 300
Main Authors García-Restrepo, Sebastián, Andrade-Erazo, María José, Castiblanco-Camacho, Paula Juliana, Escobar-Aguirre, Yuliana, Herreño-Rodríguez, Paula Daniela, Carrero-Herrera, Juan Esteban
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 25.05.2023
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
Anomalies
Biological collections
chromatic anomalies
Elongation
Glossophaga commissarisi
leucism
Morphology
pinnae
tragus
wing defects
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Summary:Morphological anomalies in bats are rarely reported. We present new reports of three types of morphological anomalies (chromatic, wing, and ear) from specimens in a biological collection and from individuals captured during field sampling. We recorded piebaldism on seven individuals from six species: , , , , and from Guaviare collected in 2022, and from Casanare collected in 2020 These represent three new reports for the continent ( , , and ). We also recorded the broken digits anomaly on two individuals from two species: sp. and sp. from Chocó collected in 2019. In addition, we found one case of the absence of pinnae and tragus in from Santander collected in 2018; an absence not previously reported in bats. We encourage researchers to report their observations of bats with morphological anomalies, as this information could be useful in estimating occurrence rates and addressing questions about its effects on populations.
ISSN:0025-1461
1864-1547
DOI:10.1515/mammalia-2022-0067