Occurrence of Sturnira tildae De La Torre, 1959 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

The bat genus Sturnira is widely distributed in the Neotropical region, from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina, and four species occur Brazil: lilium, giannae, magna, tildae. present study first record tildae state of Maranhão, Brazil, based on morphological molecular diagnoses. specimen was identified its cranial morphometric traits. diagnostic traits include discreetly bilobed inner upper incisors with a broad base, lower second molars lingual cusps separated by shallow grooves, forearm longer than 45 mm. sequences Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 1 (COI) 16S rRNA genes confirmed identification thus occurrence Amazon biome Maranhão. This represents an eastward extension known distribution Amazonia, Cândido Mendes, within area dominated dense rainforest influenced tides.