Open AccessHematological values for free-living great fruit-eating bats, Artibeus lituratus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Author(s) -
Maria Alice Zacarias do Amaral,
Jonatas Amorim Tavares,
Priscila do Amaral Fernandes,
Bruno Alves,
Sócrates Fraga de Costa Neto,
Caroline Lacorte,
Mylena Borges,
Isabel Cristina Fábregas Bonna,
Cecilia S. Andreazzi,
Ricardo Moratelli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of veterinary research and animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1678-4456
pISSN - 1413-9596
DOI - 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.168582
Subject(s) - artibeus , biology , hematocrit , zoology , endocrinology
It was provide a hematological profile of Artibeus lituratus (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae). Animals were collected from October 2017 to February 2018 in an urban forest in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil. Males and females showed similar overall mean values for the parameters analyzed. Males had higher values for erythrocytes (RBC), hematocrit and basophils. Females had higher levels of eosinophils than males. The hematological values reported here will serve as reference for future research on health conditions of free-living and captive populations of Artibeus lituratus, as well as for research on pathogens associated with these bats.