Open AccessFirst record on the roosting behaviour of Montane myotis Myotis oxyotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
Author(s) -
Zuzanna Wikar,
Marta Szurlej
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta zoologica cracoviensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1734-915X
pISSN - 0065-1710
DOI - 10.3409/azc.63.06
Subject(s) - montane ecology , ecology , geography , biology
Montane myotis is an Andean bat species whose ecology and roosting behavior is poorly known. Three females were discovered and caught roosting in a crevice in a home’s roof located in Sibundoy Valley (SW Colombia). This is the first roost of Montane myotis ever recorded and evidence that this species, usually caught in forests, may use anthropogenic shelters.