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Emballonuridae
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene. Description The emballonurids include some of the smallest of all bats, and range from 3.5 to 10 cm in body length. They are generally brown or grey, although the species of genus ''Diclidurus'' are white. The faces are said to be handsome, the heads being comparable to those of domestic dogs, and their wings are long and narrow. As with other microchiropteran families, they use ultrasonic echolocation to sense the surrounding environment and their prey; the signals of some species are unusual in being audible to humans. Possession of the postorbital processes, the reduced, noncontacting premaxillaries, and rather simple shoulder and elbow joints, which is similar to pteropodids, makes them rather a primitive group. However, they are mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Sac-winged Bat
The gray sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx plicata'') is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and northern Colombia, at elevations up to . Name Wilhelm Peters first described the bat in 1867. The name ''Balantiopteryx'' comes from the Greek, meaning "pouch wing"; "''plicata''" is from a Latin word meaning "folded".#ArroyoCabrales, Arroyo-Cabrales & Jones (1988), p. 3. In English, ''Balantiopteryx plicata'' is known as the gray sac-winged bat, and less commonly, Peters' sac-winged bat. The general name for these and other bats of the family Emballonuridae are sheath-tailed bats. Taxonomy ''Balantiopteryx plicata plicata'' and ''Balantiopteryx plicata pallida'' are both subspecies of ''Balantiopteryx plicata''.#ArroyoCabrales, Arroyo-Cabrales & Jones (1988), p. 1. ''Balantiopteryx io'' and ''Balantiopteryx infusca' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emballonura
''Emballonura'' (meaning: Erect tail) is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae. It contains these species: * Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (''E. alecto'') * Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (''E. beccarii'') * Large-eared sheath-tailed bat (''E. dianae'') * Greater sheath-tailed bat (''E. furax'') * Lesser sheath-tailed bat (''E. monticola'') * Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (''E. raffrayana'') * Pacific sheath-tailed bat The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura semicaudata'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa (where it is called ''pe'a vai ... (''E. semicaudata'') * Seri's sheath-tailed bat (''E. serii'') References Bat genera Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taphozous
''Taphozous'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae. The wide distribution of the genus includes several regions of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Africa. ''Taphozous'' comes from the Greek τάφος, meaning "a tomb". The common names for species include variants on sac-winged, sheathtail, or tomb bats. The genus is the type for a grouping within the family, subfamily Taphozoinae, and an arrangement that describes two subgenera is as follows: subgenus ''Taphozous'' (''Liponycteris'') * Hamilton's tomb bat (''Taphozous hamiltoni'') * Naked-rumped tomb bat (''Taphozous nudiventris'') subgenus ''Taphozous'' (''Taphozous''), * Indonesian tomb bat (''Taphozous achates'') * Coastal sheath-tailed bat (''Taphozous australis'') * Common sheath-tailed bat (''Taphozous georgianus'') * Hildegarde's tomb bat (''Taphozous hildegardeae'') * Hill's sheath-tailed bat (''Taphozous hilli'') * Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (''Taphozous kapalgensis'') * Long-winged tomb bat (''Tapho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat
The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura semicaudata'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa (where it is called ''pe'a vai, tagiti'' or ''pe'ape'a vai''), Tonga, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is caves. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are estimated to be approximately 500 individuals of the subspecies ''E. s. rotensis''. Currently known to roost in only three caves, ''E. s. rotensis'' is vulnerable to changes in the local habitat, including indirect impacts caused by invasive species such as goats which limit its carrying capacity The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment, given the food, habitat, water, and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus
''Diclidurus'' is a genus of bats whose common name is the ghost bats (not to be confused with the Australia ''Macroderma gigas''). ''Diclidurus'' all inhabit tropical South America, and ''D. albus'' is also found in Mexico and Central America.Emmons, L.H (1997). ''Neotropical Rainforest Mammals.'' 2nd edition. The fur of these insectivorous bats is white, sometimes with a slight greyish tinge, except ''D. isabella'', which is partially pale brown. The only other all-white bat in the New World is the Honduran white bat, but it is easily distinguished from ''Diclidurus'' by its relatively large nose leaf. ''Diclidurus'' are poorly known and only infrequently captured, at least in part because they fly high above the ground or in the forest canopy (above the typical height of mist nets used by bat researchers).Ferreira, A.P.; D.C. Melo; and A. Loures-Ribeiro (2013). ''Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): First record of the species in the state of Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
The Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx infusca'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation. Taxonomy ''Balantiopteryx infusca'' is the sister species of ''Balantiopteryx io'' and there are no recognised subspecies.Gardner, Alfred L. ''Mammals of South America''. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194. Appearance It is larger than ''Balantiopteryx io,'' and smaller than ''Balantiopteryx plicata The gray sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx plicata'') is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centronycteris
''Centronycteris'' is a genus of sac-winged bats. It contains two species: *Thomas's shaggy bat ''(C. centralis)'' *Shaggy bat The shaggy bat (''Centronycteris maximiliani'') is a bat species from northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in t ... ''(C. maximiliani)'' References Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas's Sac-winged Bat
Thomas's sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx io'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Taxonomy Oldfield Thomas named this bat in 1904. It is presumed that he named it after the Io found in Greek mythology, who was cursed by Hera to be eternally chased, because bats seem to be “flighty.” ''Balantiopteryx io'' is a sister species of ''Balantiopteryx infusca'' and has no recognised subspecies.Gardner, Alfred L. ''Mammals of South America''. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008, p. 194. Appearance It is the smallest species when compared to others in the genus ''Balantiopteryx,'' and lacks the white trim that is characteristic of ''Balantiopteryx plicata The gray sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx plicata'') is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, ...''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balantiopteryx
''Balantiopteryx'' is a genus of sac-winged bats. It comprises three species: *Ecuadorian sac-winged bat - ''B. infusca'' *Thomas's sac-winged bat - ''B. io'' *Gray sac-winged bat The gray sac-winged bat (''Balantiopteryx plicata'') is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nica ... - ''B. plicata'' References External linksIUCN Red List entry Bat genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaggy Bat
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The shaggy bat (''Centronycteris maximiliani'') is a bat species from northern South America. It appears to be a slow flier and has a rather regular pattern of foraging in its home range, a feature shared with other emballonurids. It is an aerial insectivore. References Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Centronycteris Shaggy bat Shaggy bat The shaggy bat (''Centronycteris maximiliani'') is a bat species from northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas's Shaggy Bat
The Thomas's shaggy bat (''Centronycteris centralis'') is a bat species from Central and South America. It was previously included in the shaggy bat but Simmons and Handley (1998) showed that the species were distinct. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1912 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected by H. J. Watson in 1898 in Panama. Its species name "'' centralis''" is Latin for "in the middle." Description The fur of its back is gray while the fur around its eyes and near its uropatagium is reddish. Its ventral fur is yellowish. Despite being in the sac-winged bat family, it lacks wing sacs. It is a small species, with individuals weighing only . Its forearm length is approximately . Its dental formula is for a total of 32 teeth. Biology and ecology It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as hollow trees. It forages for its insect prey with a "slow and maneuverable" flight. It is usually found at low elevatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |