First record of Chiroderma doriae (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

A. Ferreira, PatríciaStabile, LeonardoUieda, Wilson

Chiroderma doriae Thomas, 1891 has been considered a rare and vulnerable bat. This study reports its first occurrence in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Three adults were mist netted in a urban park in the city of Salvador between November 2005 and January 2006 The fragmentation of the Atlantic Forest may have isolated populations of C. doriae in urban parks and other protected areas.