Quirópteros do Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera)

Abstract

Bats from Pedra Branca State Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Mammalia, Chiroptera). A survey of chiropteran fauna was conducted during the period from March 1994 to May 1998 in Pedra Branca State Park, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State. A total of 681 specimens of 24 species were recorded: Chrotop/erus auritus (Peters, 1856); Micronyc/eris mega/o/is (Gray, 1842); Micronyc/eris minuta (Gervais, 1856); Mimmoll bet/nellii (Gray, 1838); Phyllostomus hastatus (Palias, 1767); Tonatia . bidens (Von Spix, 1823); Lonc/wphylla bokermanni Sazima, Vizotto & Taddei, 1978; Lonchophylla mordax Thomas, 1903; Anoura caudifera (E. Geoffroy, 1818); Glosso- phaga soricina (Palias, 1766); Carol/ia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758); Artibeus fimbriatus Gray, 1838; Artibeus liturallls (Olfers, 1818); Artibeus obscurus Schinz, 182 I; Chiroderma doriae Thomas, 1891 ; Platyrrhillus lineatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810): P/a/yrrlúnus recifinus (Thomas. 190 I); Sturnira Iilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810); VallJ- pyressa pusil/a (Wagner, 1843); Desl1/odu.\· rotulldus (E. Geoffroy, 1810); Diplzylla ecaudata Von Spix, 1823; Eptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 18 I 9); Myo/is nigricans (Schinz, 182 I) and Molossus !1/%ssus (Palas, 1766). One externaI (forearm length) and 13 cranial meansurements were studied for 23 species. The meansurements of male and F emale specimens were treated separately. Comme'nts about some taxonomic respects for some species studied are also included.