ABSTRACT
The class Mammalia has 5,416 species (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) and the Order Chiroptera comprises the second major group of mammals in number with 1,120 species (Simmons, 2005), 172 of them are found in Brazil (Castilho et al, 2008). Bats play important ecological roles, but also are reservoirs of some zoonosis being the most known rabies and histoplasmosis. This work studied the zoonotic profile of 683 bats found in the urban area of São Paulo City, Brazil, in a period from April 2007 to November 2008.[...]
ABSTRACT
The class Mammalia has 5,416 species (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) and the Order Chiroptera comprises the second major group of mammals in number with 1,120 species (Simmons, 2005), 172 of them are found in Brazil (Castilho et al, 2008). Bats play important ecological roles, but also are reservoirs of some zoonosis being the most known rabies and histoplasmosis. This work studied the zoonotic profile of 683 bats found in the urban area of São Paulo City, Brazil, in a period from April 2007 to November 2008.[...]
ABSTRACT
Complete or true albinism is a rare phenomenon in bats and is characterized by complete lack of melanin, so that the skin is pale, fur is white, and eyes are red. Among all known occurrences, three species and ten individuals are members of the family Molossidae, and no reference was found for the genus Eumops. Herein we are describing the first case of true albinism in Eumops glaucinus. Our work increases to 40 the list of bat species with albinism, and to at least 67 the number of albino specimens recorded in the literature
ABSTRACT
Complete or true albinism is a rare phenomenon in bats and is characterized by complete lack of melanin, so that the skin is pale, fur is white, and eyes are red. Among all known occurrences, three species and ten individuals are members of the family Molossidae, and no reference was found for the genus Eumops. Herein we are describing the first case of true albinism in Eumops glaucinus. Our work increases to 40 the list of bat species with albinism, and to at least 67 the number of albino specimens recorded in the literature