Bats Out of Africa: Disentangling the Systematic Position and Biogeography of Bats in Cabo Verde.

ABSTRACT: Cabo Verde Archipelago presents one of the largest knowledge gaps in the distribution and taxonomy of bats in the world. Old works indicated that there are five species classified as European taxa. We have conducted an integrative taxonomy to revise the systematic position and distribution of Cabo Verdean bats with molecular, morphological, and ecological data, to test their native or exotic origin, and infer possible colonization patterns based on fieldwork and museum samples. Results showed that Cabo Verde Hypsugo is closely related to those from the Canary Islands, in which the taxonomic status is under debate, presenting unique mitochondrial and nuclear haplotypes. We also expanded the distribution of Taphozous nudiventris for Fogo Island through pellets and acoustic iden

SUBMITTER: Borloti I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7464910 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature