Chiroptera of Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Abstract

Chiroptera of Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province, Argentina . The distribution of thirteen species of bats in Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province is provided based on scientific collections and bibliographical data. Three families are reported: Phyllostomidae, with one genus and one species; Vespertilionidae, with four genera and eight species, and Molossidae, with four genera and four species. Information on taxonomy, specimens examined and additional records, external and cranial morphological measurements, reproduction, habitat preferences, predation by owls, and public health importance as rabies reservoirs, are provided in individual species accounts.