Análisis bibliométrico de las presas del murciélago vampiro común (Desmodus rotundus) en América

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Juliana Montúfar Patiño
Diego Soler-Tovar
Luis E. Escobar

Resumen

El murciélago vampiro común (Desmodus rotundus) se distribuye en América en hábitats naturales y agrícolas, desde el noroeste de México hasta el norte de Argentina. Desmodus rotundus se alimenta exclusivamente de sangre de diferentes especies de animales vertebrados. El comportamiento alimenticio de D. rotundus genera impactos en la salud animal y humana debido al riesgo de transmisión del virus de la rabia. El objetivo de este estudio fue explorar las presas silvestres y domésticas de D. rotundus mediante una revisión sistemática y un análisis bibliométrico. Se buscó y seleccionó la evidencia científica o fotográfica relacionada con la dieta de D. rotundus en América a partir de bases de datos referenciales. Se registró la localización geográfica y el bioma en donde se documentaron las depredaciones. La revisión sugiere que D. rotundus es capaz de habitar una amplia variedad de ecosistemas, desde desiertos hasta bosques tropicales, incluso a elevaciones sobre los 3 100 metros. Se identificaron más de 40 especies silvestres y domésticas en su dieta, que variaron desde aves como pingüinos de Humboldt hasta grandes depredadores como el puma, sugiriendo que D. rotundus tiene capacidad de adaptar su dieta según la presa y las condiciones ambientales disponibles. El análisis bibliométrico resaltó la ecología generalista de D. rotundus en términos de su alimentación, uso de hábitat y rango de distribución. Este estudio sirve de línea de base para identificar patrones generales en la dieta de D. rotundus y complementa cuantitativamente la bibliografía en la dieta del vampiro común.

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Distribución geográfica, Ecología trófica, Rabia, Murciélago sanguivoro, Hábito alimenticio, Murciélago vampiro común, Presas, Continente americano, Interacciones depredador-presa, Fauna silvestre

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