The bats (Chiroptera) at the Mammals Collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA): taxonomic, geographic and historical coverage
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Biodiversity, Biological collections, MuseumsAbstract
Biological collections are important, systematized repositories of life on our planet, offering countless opportunities for research, education, training and capacity building for researchers. Biological samples and associated data held in collections are increasingly used to test biological hypotheses. INPA's Mammal Collection is the second largest collection of mammals in the Brazilian Amazon and the third largest national representative of the Amazonian mammalian fauna, currently possessing around 8,700 registered specimens of various Orders, including type specimens, holotypes and paratypes. The order Chiroptera is the second largest in numerical terms with 3,572 deposited individuals, distributed among 112 species and eight of the nine families of Brazilian bats. Almost all bats in the Collection are identified to the family level (99.6%) and 86.0% to species. Even though it is the second largest collection of Amazonian bats in Brazil, the INPA bat collection contains samples from a relatively small part of Amazonia, with large parts of the biome underrepresented or not sampled at all. This situation highlights the importance of expanding sampling efforts in the Amazon and integrating the existing holdings through virtual collections with data available on a universal platform. The objective of this study is to describe the bat collection at INPA in terms of its taxonomic diversity, species representativeness, historical context and geographic distribution of families and individuals. This work serves as a starting point for planning towards improved knowledge of Amazonian biodiversity.
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