Noteworthy Record of Eptesicus brasiliensis (Vespertilionidae) in Honduras

Abstract

Although the Brazilian brown bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis) has been included in some Honduras bat lists, there is not an official record or a scientific publication supporting it. Here we confirm the presence of the Brazilian brown bat in Honduras. We mist-netted a female Brazilian brown bat in Choluteca, southern Honduras. The individual was captured over a path near a riparian corridor in a coffee plantation. We also include the spectrogram of the species call recorded at the same locality. The Honduras bat list achieves now 108 species although there is a debate about the real number of species in the country.