First record of Eptesicus furinalis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from the state of Maranhão, Brazil

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Costa, Cleison Luis da Silva, Lima, Ana Priscila Medeiros Olimpío Amanda Cristiny da Silva, Mendes, Samira Brito, Ventura, Marcelo Cardoso da Silva, Fraga, Elmary da Costa, Barros, Maria Claudene (2023): First record of Eptesicus furinalis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Caldasia 45 (1): 76-82, DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v45n1.94085, URL: doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v45n1.94085 ABSTRACT A specimen of Eptesicus furinalis was collected in the municipality of Cândido Mendes, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.

It was a non-lactating adult female, with dark chestnut dorsal coloration, yellow venter, hairless membranes, short and rounded ears, and a pointed tragus. The analysis of the DNA barcode of the COI mitochondrial gene revealed a 99.80 % similarity with the sequence of E. furinalis deposited in the BOLDSystems platform. The combined analysis of the morphological and molecular data confirmed the occurrence of E. furinalis in the state of Maranhão.