First occurrence of the recently described Patricia’s Disk-winged bat Thyroptera wynneae (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Abstract

We report the first confirmed record of the family Thyropteridae and the recently described species Thyroptera wynneae Velazco et al. 2014 to the Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil, representing a range extension eastward of about 250 km for the species. The specimen was collected on a highway (BR-101), run over by a vehicle, in the Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, on October 25th, 2010.