Diversidad y hábitos alimenticios de murciélagos en transectos altitudinales a través de la Cordillera Central de los Andes en Colombia

Abstract

Thirty nine species of bats were captured in the study, of which 27 are phyllostomids, 5 vespertilionids, 4 emballonurids, 2 molossids, and 1 noctilionid. 66% of the species were encountered at altitudes below 500 metres, only 23% were captured above 2000 metres. Two species, Artibeus lituratus and A. cinereus, were captured in habitats up to 3000 metres elevation. Of the bats captured, 19 were frugivorous species, 12 were insectivores, 4 nectarivorous‐polinivorous, 2 polinivores and one each fish eating and blood sucking. Time of stay and movement of congeners are noted for each of the altitudinal belts studied.