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Distribution extension of Ametrida centurio Gray, 1847 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): first record in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
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Ametrida centurio Gray, 1847 is a small fruit-eating bat endemic to the Neotropics. In Brazil, its known distribution is limited to the Amazon basin. We report the first record of A. centurio in the Atlantic Forest and extend its distribution in approximately 1,500 km from the previously known easternmost locality. The record was made in the Guaribas Biological Reserve, located in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. We intended to evaluate whether this record is accidental or might correspond to an emerging pattern for northeastern Brazil’s canopy.