Keywords
population
temperature
humidity
root
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Accepted 2023-05-12
Published 2023-10-02
Abstract
The Mato Grosso dog-faced bat (Neoplatymops mattogrossensis) is very poorly known. We present data on their natural history (population structure, temperature and relative humidity inside and outside the shelters, diet based on the analysis of fecal samples) obtained in shelters on the the San Sebastián Private Reserve of Natural Heritage. The shelters found were inhabited by between 1-10 individuals and in more than 70% of the shelters there is a single scrotal adult male. Temperatures inside shelters tend to be more stable than outside, but relative humidity is not. The diet is composed of Insecta, Arachnida, with Coleoptera as the most frequent followed by Lepidoptera and Hemiptera.
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