With a high biological diversity and good status of preservation, the northern part of the Amazon Basin, and specially the State of Amapá, have their fauna and flora poorly studied. Studies pointed that Amapá has several areas classified as highest priority for faunal inventories in the Amazon Basin, but even that few studies have been conducted. In order to fulfill part of these knowledge gaps, three of the most important conservation units in the State, namely the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park, the Amapá National Forest and the Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve, were studied for different biological groups. The results of four bat surveys in these conservation units are presented here. With a sampling effort of 1730.5 mistnet.hours, 858 bats were recorded, belonging to 51 species, 36 genus and six families. At least 25 of these species are first records for the State, elevating to 73 the number of bat species already recorded in Amapá.
Amazon; Guyana Shield; mammals survey; Rapid Assessment Program (RAP); species distribution
