Records of chromatic disorder in Molossus molossus and Sturnira bakeri (Chiroptera) from western Ecuador

Jaime A. Salas; Lissette Torres; Karina Marcillo; Marcia Méndez

doi:10.15381/rpb.v28i2.18469

Records of chromatic disorder in Molossus molossus and Sturnira bakeri (Chiroptera) from western Ecuador

Authors

Jaime A. Salas Universidad de Guayaquil-Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Carrera de Biología. Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador. Fundación Desarrollo y Biodiversidad-FUNDEBIO, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3468-5178
Lissette Torres Universidad de Guayaquil-Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Carrera de Biología, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3006-3446
Karina Marcillo Universidad de Guayaquil-Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Carrera de Biología, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-3338
Marcia Méndez Universidad de Guayaquil-Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Carrera de Biología, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-6652

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i2.18469

Keywords:

Molossus molossus, Sturnira bakeri, anomalías pigmentarias, tierras bajas de la costa ecuatoriana

Abstract

Herein we report cases of leucism in Molossus molossus and Sturnira bakeri from three locations of lowlands of western Ecuador, which include three gravid females, five juvenile, four subadult, and six adults. The M. molossus specimens showed white spots on several parts in the soft part of body (ears, tragus, propatagium, uropatagium), and fur (throat, abdomen), while individual of S. bakeri presented a whitish-yellowish patch on its dorsal region, very contrast in yellow-shoulder bats. Although South America has a significant information gap about chromatic disorders in bats, been necessary to continue reporting cases of chromatic disorders to try to determine their causes.

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05/26/2021

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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021)

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Salas, Jaime A., Lissette Torres, Karina Marcillo, and Marcia Méndez. 2021. “Records of Chromatic Disorder in Molossus Molossus and Sturnira Bakeri (Chiroptera) from Western Ecuador”. Revista Peruana De Biología 28 (2): e18469. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i2.18469.