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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 ParaĂ ... [...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 ParaĂ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Scutatus
The lesser ghost bat (''Diclidurus scutatus'') is a bat species found in South America. It is one of six bat species worldwide to have white fur. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1869 based on a specimen sent to the Paris Museum of Natural History by Arsène Onessim Barraquin. Barraquin had collected the specimen in Paraguay in 1859. Peters placed it in the genus ''Diclidurus''. Its specific name, '' scutatus'', is of Latin origin, meaning "shield-shaped". Its lineage diverged from other members of its genus around 5 million years ago at the end of the Miocene. Description It has long, soft fur that is white or pale brown in color.* It is one of only six bat species worldwide that have white fur; others are the other three species of ''Diclidurus'', the Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), and the ghost bat (''Macroderma gigas''). Its claws are black in color. Its forearm is long. Forearm length can be used to distinguish it from the closely re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Ghost Bat
The lesser ghost bat (''Diclidurus scutatus'') is a bat species found in South America. It is one of six bat species worldwide to have white fur. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1869 based on a specimen sent to the Paris Museum of Natural History by Arsène Onessim Barraquin. Barraquin had collected the specimen in Paraguay in 1859. Peters placed it in the genus ''Diclidurus''. Its specific name, '' scutatus'', is of Latin origin, meaning "shield-shaped". Its lineage diverged from other members of its genus around 5 million years ago at the end of the Miocene. Description It has long, soft fur that is white or pale brown in color.* It is one of only six bat species worldwide that have white fur; others are the other three species of ''Diclidurus'', the Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), and the ghost bat (''Macroderma gigas''). Its claws are black in color. Its forearm is long. Forearm length can be used to distinguish it from the closely r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Ingens
The greater ghost bat (''Diclidurus ingens'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, RepĂşblica Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... References Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Diclidurus Mammals described in 1955 {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Isabella
Isabelle's ghost bat (''Diclidurus isabella'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. It was discovered in October 1916 by Emilie Snethlage, and described by Oldfield Thomas Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appoin ... in 1920. While the species name is suggestive that he named it after someone, his notes did not say this as they usually would. It has been suggested that the species name is instead a reference to the color isabelline. In that case, the common name should instead be the isabelline ghost bat.Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. They are pale brown in color, with the head and shoulders appearing whitish. Their forearms are approximately long.Thomas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Isabelle's ghost bat (''Diclidurus isabella'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. It was discovered in October 1916 by Emilie Snethlage, and described by Oldfield Thomas Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appoin ... in 1920. While the species name is suggestive that he named it after someone, his notes did not say this as they usually would. It has been suggested that the species name is instead a reference to the color isabelline. In that case, the common name should instead be the isabelline ghost bat.Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. They are pale brown in color, with the head and shoulders appearing whitish. Their forearms are approximately long.Thomas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Ghost Bat
The greater ghost bat (''Diclidurus ingens'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, RepĂşblica Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... References Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Diclidurus Mammals described in 1955 {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduran White Bat
The Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ectophylla''. The genus and the species were both scientifically described for the first time in 1892. It has distinctive, entirely white fur, which is only found in six of the roughly 1,300 known species of bat. It constructs "tents" out of understory plant leaves by strategically cutting the leaf ribs with its teeth; it roosts in these tents during the day. It is a specialist frugivore, consuming almost exclusively the fruits of one species of fig. Females can likely become pregnant twice per year, giving birth to one offspring at a time. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama at elevations from sea level to . Due to habitat loss, it is evaluated as near-threatened by the IUCN. Its bright yellow ears, nose-leaf, and lips are a result of carotenoid deposition; the mecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroderma Gigas
The ghost bat (''Macroderma gigas'') is a species of bat found in northern Australia. The species is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals – which they detect using acute sight and hearing, combined with echolocation, while waiting in ambush at a perch. The wing membrane and bare skin is pale in colour, their fur is light or dark grey over the back and paler at the front. The species has a prominent and simple nose-leaf, their large ears are elongated and joined at lower half, and the eyes are also large and dark in colour. The first description of the species was published in 1880, its recorded range has significantly contracted since that time. Taxonomy A species of '' Macroderma'', one of several genera in the family Megadermatidae (false vampires). The family all have large eyes, a nose-leaf and tragus, long ears joined at the base, and are also found in southern Asia and central Africa. The description was published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mist Net
Mist nets are used by hunters and poachers, but also by ornithologists and chiropterologists to capture wild birds and bats for banding or other research projects. Mist nets are typically made of nylon or polyester mesh suspended between two poles, resembling a volleyball net. When properly deployed in the correct habitat, the nets are virtually invisible. Mist nets have shelves created by horizontally strung lines that create a loose, baggy pocket. When a bird or bat hits the net, it falls into this pocket, where it becomes tangled. The mesh size of the netting varies according to the size of the species targeted for capture. Mesh sizes can be measured along one side of the edge of a single mesh square, or along the diagonal of that square. Measures given here are along the diagonal. Small passerines are typically captured with 30–38 mm mesh, while larger birds, like hawks and ducks, are captured using mesh sizes of ~127 mm. Net dimensions can vary widely depending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases. Its headquarters are in Charles Village, Baltimore. In 2017, after the retirement of Kathleen Keane who is credited with modernizing JHU Press for the digital age, the university appointed new director Barbara Pope. Overview Daniel Coit Gilman, the first president of the Johns Hopkins University, inaugurated the press in 1878. The press began as the university's Publication Agency, publishing the ''American Journal of Mathematics'' in its first year and the ''American Chemical Journal'' in its second. It published its first book, ''Sidney Lanier: A Memorial Tribute'', in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
