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- A NEW SPECIES OF FUNNEL-EARED BAT (NATALIDAE: NATALUS) FROM MEXICO. Tejedor, Adrian // Journal of Mammalogy;Dec2005, Vol. 86 Issue 6, p1109
A new species in the genus Natalus is described on the basis of 71 specimens found in museum collections. The body pelage of the new bat is unique among natalids in having hair bases much darker than hair tips. This new species is also characterized by short tibiae, legs and feet notably hairy,...
- GENERIC STATUS OF THE AMERICAN PIPISTRELLES (VESPERTILIONIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS. Hoofer, Steven R.; Van Den Bussche, Ronald A.; Horacek, Ivan // Journal of Mammalogy;Oct2006, Vol. 87 Issue 5, p981
Although traditionally placed in the genus Pipistrellus, studies since the mid-1900s have shown that the western pipistrelle (P. hesperus) and eastern pipistrelle (P. subflavus), the only 2 representatives of Pipistrellus-like bats in the Western Hemisphere, do not share a most recent common...
- PLATE 38 TREE BATS. // Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America;2006, p76
An encyclopedia entry for "tree bats" is presented. Tree bats have thickly haired tail membranes. The Silver-Haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, has black and white fur. The Seminole Bat, Lasiurus seminolus, has white spots on its shoulders and around its thumbs. The male Eastern Red Bat,...
- PLATE 39 LONG-EARED VESPER BATS. // Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America;2006, p78
An encyclopedia entry for "long-eared vesper bats" is presented. Most long-eared vesper bats have broad wings for slow, agile flight. The Spotted Bat, Euderma maculatum, has black-and-white fur and large pink ears. The Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus, has forward-pointing ears and piglike...
- Bat walking. // New Scientist;8/19/2006, Vol. 191 Issue 2565, p48
This article presents information on bats. Bats are flying mammals and their formal mane is Chiroptera. Their high-frequency echolocation system makes them dreaded night flyers and hunters. They have also been associated with ghosts and disease. There are 1100 bat species worldover and only...
- A perspective on bats (Chiroptera). Fenton, M. Brock // Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation & Science;2013, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p1
With over 130 species, bats are the most diverse group of mammals almost everywhere in sub- Saharan Africa. Since 2000, two books (Monadjem et al. 2010; Taylor 2000) have made it much easier to appreciate this reality. Species previously unrecognised are frequent discoveries (e.g. Taylor et al....
- COMPARISON OF SAMPLING METHODS FOR INVENTORY OF BAT COMMUNITIES. Flaquer, Carles; Torre, Ignacio; Arrizabalaga, Antoni // Journal of Mammalogy;Apr2007, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p526
From 1999 to 2005, we sampled the bat fauna of Catalonia (northeastern Spain, Mediterranean region) using 3 methods (bat detectors, mist nets, and roost surveys) and determined the total number of bat species present (S = 22). Twelve bat species and 5 acoustic groups (=5 different species) were...
- Rhogeessa parvula. Roots, Ellen H.; Baker, Robert J. // Mammalian Species;2007, Issue 804, p1
The article describes Rhogeessa parvula, a species of bat that can only be found in Mexico. Rhogeessa parvula's physical characteristics as described by its discoverer, Rhogeessa H. Allen in 1866, are: ear sub-acute at tip; lips whiskered; eyes very small, each with a wart above, and a wart...
- There are nearly a thousand. // Zoobooks;Oct2008, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p4
The article provides information on the different kinds or species of bats found all over the world. Several images and illustrations of bats found in different areas of the world are also presented such as the California leaf-nosed bat found in Western United States and Mexico, the northern...
