Dental anomaly in the yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium

  • David Liposki-Biassi Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Servidão Anjo da Guarda, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Denyelle Hennayra-Corá Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Servidão Anjo da Guarda, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Fernanda Weinmann-Oliveira Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Servidão Anjo da Guarda, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Clóvis Cassaro Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Realeza, Paraná, Brazil.
  • Bruno Busnello-Kubiak Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Daniel Galiano Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Realeza, Paraná, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-20-14
Keywords: Anomaly, Brazil, Chiroptera, Neotropical mammals, skull of bats

Abstract

Abnormal dental formulas occur frequently in natural populations. Numerous cases of dental anomalies have been reported for many groups of mammals, and bats are the group with most dental anomalies among mammals. Here we describe the occurrence of a diastema in the position of the upper incisors in an individual of Sturnira lilium collected in southern Brazil. This is the first record of a diastema for the species. The dental anomaly reported here may be an isolated case present in this one individual, and without a permanent presence in the population since no other specimens with this type of anomaly were found in the region.

Portada del volumen 1, número 2, mayo del 2020
Published
2020-07-15
How to Cite
Liposki-Biassi, D., Hennayra-Corá, D., Weinmann-Oliveira, F., Cassaro, C., Busnello-Kubiak, B., & Galiano, D. (2020). Dental anomaly in the yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium. Therya Notes, 1, 58-61. https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-20-14
Issue
Vol. 1 (2020): Number 2
Section
Notes

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