A new species of Cynomops (Chiroptera; Molossidae) from the northwestern slope of the Andes

Título:	A new species of Cynomops (Chiroptera; Molossidae) from the northwestern slope of the Andes.
Identificador de recurso:	https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0068/html
Fecha:	2021-02-23
Autor:	Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Sánchez-Vendizú, Pamela; Giraldo, Alan; Salazar-Bravo, Jorge.
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Editorial:	Mammalia
Derechos:	Acceso Abierto

Descripción	The systematics and taxonomy of the broadly distributed bats of the genus Cynomops has changed considerably in the last few years. Among the major changes, Cynomops abrasuswas split into two species of large-bodied forms (Cynomops mastivusand C. abrasus) distributed east of the Andes. However, large Colombian specimens identified as C. abrasus from the western side of the Andes had yet to beincluded in any revisionary work. Phylogenetic analysis performed in this study, using mtDNA sequences (Cyto-chrome-b), revealed that these Colombian individuals are more closely related to Cynomops greenhalli. Morphological and molecular data allowed us to recognize populations from western Colombia, western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, as members of a new species of Cynomops. Characters that allow for its differentiation from C. greenhalli include a larger forearm, paler but more uniform ventral pelage, more globular braincase, and well-developed zygomatic processes of the maxilla (almost reaching the postorbital constriction). This study serves as another example of the importance of including multiple lines of evidence in the recognition of a new species. Given its rarity and the advanced trans-formation of its habitat, this new species is particularly important from a conservation perspective.
Claves	dog-faced bat; integrative taxonomy; South America; western Andes
Relación	ISSN: 1864-1547
Cobertura	EC

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