First records of hypopigmentation disorders in the Peters' ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla (Chiroptera, Mormoopidae)

Itandehui Hernández-Aguilar, Antonio Santos-Moreno

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Abstract

The pigmentation process can be affected throughout development and result in aberrant pigmentation. This can derive not only from genetic mutations, but also from other sources like infectious diseases that result in color patterns which are different from those characteristic of each species. In bats, most pigmentation abnormalities have been observed in the families Phyllostomidae and Vespertilionidae, probably because they are the largest families in number of species and have been exceptionally well studied. For the Mormoopidae family only two cases are known. This paper documents the first case of hypopigmentation disorder in the bat Mormoops megalophylla throughout its range, recorded in two specimens captured in the state of Oaxaca, México.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)618-621
Number of pages4
JournalMammalia
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Mexico
  • Oaxaca
  • coloration
  • piebaldism
  • pigmentation disorder

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