Remarkable social behavior in the western nectar bat Lonchophylla hesperia G.M. Allen, 1908 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Coto de Caza El Angolo, Peru

Carrasco-Escudero L.A.; Hughes M.J. · Notas Sobre Mamiferos Sudamericanos (2025) · DOI: 10.31687/saremnms25.1114

Resumen

Lonchophylla hesperia is a nectarivorous bat with a distribution limited to Peru and Ecuador. Here we report an interaction between two females, one adult and one sub-adult, observed on 12 December 2023 at Coto de Caza El Angolo. When released together, the sub-adult female perched in a bush and, shortly thereafter, the adult returned and perched at her side. Both remained perched for approximately three minutes, and the adult female was also observed preening the sub-adult, suggesting a possible social relationship.