Primer registro del murciélago escarchado grande Lasiurus villosissimus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806) en la porción oriental de la provincia del Chubut, República Argentina

UDRIZAR SAUTHIER, D. E.; HERRERA, G.O.; FORMOSO, A.E.; D'AGOSTINO, R.L

Notas sobre mamíferos sudamericanos

Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos (SAREM)

Año: 2023

First record of the Hoary Bat Lasiurus villosissimus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806) for the eastern sector of central Patagonia, Argentina. Lasiurus villosissimus has a wide distribution in South America, with numerous records in Argentina, although only four localities have been previously reported for Patagonia. In this contribution, we report for the first time the presence of L. villosissimus in the eastern portion of the Chubut province, Argentina. During periodic monitoring of flying fauna in a wind farm, a dead specimen was found in the proximity of a wind turbine. The locality of record is located 30 km southwest of Puerto Madryn. This record increases the known distribution of the species in Patagonia by 424 km to the southeast and 499 km to the east.