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The habitat breadth of phyllostomid bats is partially determined by their diet and could be used as a predictor of extinction risk

Authors: Jorge D. Carballo-Morales, Federico Villalobos, Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez, Leonel Herrera-Alsina

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 11/2024

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Abstract

The tight relationship of niche breadth (i.e., environmental tolerance and resource use) with ecomorphological traits and extinction risk makes the study of habitat niche breadth (i.e., habitat heterogeneity; HB) crucial to understanding the species’ ecological niche and macroecological aspects. Additionally, HB has been associated with the species extinction risk (ER) due to human activity. Bats can be ideal for understanding HB’s ecological and conservation relevance due to their diverse diet and other traits, as well as the high number of threatened species. Here, we studied the association between HB, trophic guild (TG), body mass (BoM), and extinction risk (ER) in phyllostomid bat species using a phylogenetic comparative approach. Our results showed that the TG, not BoM, is significantly associated with HB in phyllostomid bats. Omnivorous and sanguinivorous bats have a wider HB than plant-eating and insectivorous bats. Regarding the ER of bats, our results showed that species without risk have wider HB than species at risk. The HB of species without conservation status does not differ from at-risk species, which suggests that at least some species should be considered at risk. In conclusion, our study suggests that diet is a relevant trait that influences the macroecological dynamic of phyllostomid bats due to its relation with HB. Additionally, we provided evidence supporting HB’s use as an ER predictor. Finally, we discussed the necessity of finding alternative and quicker ways to assess the ER of the species.

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Title: The habitat breadth of phyllostomid bats is partially determined by their diet and could be used as a predictor of extinction risk
Authors: Jorge D. Carballo-Morales
Federico Villalobos
Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez
Leonel Herrera-Alsina
Publication date: 01-08-2024
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 11/2024
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02905-x

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