Notes on Vampyressa pusilla (Wagner, 1843) in the south of Sao Paulo State

A. Pedro, Wagnerde Carvalho, CristianoM. Hayashi, MiriamBredt, AngelikaM. S. Armani, NeciraM. S. Silva, MiriamGomes, LucianaA. Gonçalves, CelsoF. Peres, Nilton

Vampyressa pusilla (Wagner 1843) has been reported from southern Mexico to Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana, Southeastern Brazil, and Paraguay (Myers et al. 1983, Brosset & Charles-Dominique 1990, Nowak 1994). Timm (1984) reported V. pusilla as a tent-making bat species in Costa Rica. The few available data concerning food habitats indicate that this species is frugivorous (Gardner 1977). Howell and Burch (1974) listed five V. pusilla from Costa Rica that had fed on the fruits of Arcnistus sp. Wilson (1979) listed the following reproductive data: pregnant or lactating females collected in Mexico and Central America from January to March and in July and August, and in Colombia in March, April, May, July, August and November.