Table 1.
Bat species tested for CoV RNA in different ecological regions of Brazil.
| Species | No of samples tested/no positive (%) | Sex - no of samples tested/no positive (%) |
Location - no of samples tested/no CoV positive (%) |
Bats family | Bats diet types | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Undist. Forest | Fragm. Forest | Urban area | ||||
| Artibeus fimbriatus | 3/0 | 3/0 | 0/0 | 3/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Artibeus lituratus | 126/3 (2.4%) | 79/0 | 44/3 (6.8%) | 60/2 (3.3%) | 60/1 (1.6%) | 6/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Artibeus obscurus | 1/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Artibeus planirostris | 4/0 | 4/0 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 1/0 | 1/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Carollia perspicillata | 44/3 (6.8%) | 30/2 (6.7%) | 14/1 (7.1%) | 12/0 | 32/3 (9.4%) | 0/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Desmodus rotundus | 10/0 | 8/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 10a/0 | 0/0 | Phyllostomidae | Hematophagous |
| Eptesicus furinalis | 5/0 | 3/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5/0 | Vespertilionidae | Insectivorous |
| Eumops glaucinus | 27/1 (3.7%) | 11/0 | 16/1 (6.2%) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 27/1 (3.7%) | Molossidae | Insectivorous |
| Glossophaga soricina | 3/1 (33.3%) | 2/1 (50%) | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/1 (33.3%) | Phyllostomidae | Nectivorous |
| Lasiurus cinereus | 1/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | Vespertilionidae | Insectivorous |
| Molossus molossus | 80/0 | 42/0 | 38/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 80/0 | Molossidae | Insectivorous |
| Molossus rufus | 56/2 (3.6%) | 37/1 (2.7%) | 19/1 (5.2%) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 56/2 (3.6%) | Molossidae | Insectivorous |
| Myotis nigricans | 8/1 (12.5%) | 7/1 (14.3%) | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 8/1 (12.5%) | Vespertilionidae | Insectivorous |
| Myotis riparius | 1/1 (100%) | 1/0 | 1/1 (100%) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 (100%) | Vespertilionidae | Insectivorous |
| Platyrrhinuslineatus | 3/0 | 1/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Sturnira lilium | 28/3 (10.7%) | 19/0 | 9/3 (33.3%) | 22/2 (9.1%) | 6/1 (16.6%) | 0/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Vampyressa pusilla | 1/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 (100%) | 0/0 | Phyllostomidae | Frugivorous |
| Total | 401/15 (3.7%) | 251/5 (2%) | 149/10 (6.7%) | 99/4 (4%) | 110/5 (4.5%) | 192/6 (3.1%) | ||
Undist. Forest (Undisturbed Forest), Fragm. Forest (Fragmented Forest); bold font indicates species positive for CoV RNA.
a
Sample obtained from rural area.