UNUSUAL RECORD FOR GREATER BULLDOG BAT Noctilio Leporinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae) IN THE SOUTHERN ANDES OF ECUADOR

Abstract

The genus Noctilio includes two species and they occur in elevation ranges that do not exceed 1000 m. They have characteristic eating habits, which is why they are known as fishing bats. Its anatomy and shape of the face, as well as the coloration of the fur makes them very distinctive. In this work we report a record of an adult male of Noctilio leporinus at 3600 m elevation in Migüir locality near Cajas National Park in the Azuay province in the southern Andes of Ecuador. This is the first record for Noctilio leporinus in elevations that exceed 600 meters which makes it an unusual case.