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Eptesicus
''Eptesicus'' is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ''ptetikos'' 'able to fly' or ''petomai'' 'house flier', although this is not certain. Species 28 species have been identified within the genus. Of these, 19 are from South America. These species are grouped into two subgenera: ''Eptesicus'' and ''Histiotus''. References Eptesicus, Bat genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brown Bat
The big brown bat (''Eptesicus fuscus'') is a species of vesper bat distributed widely throughout North America, the Caribbean, and the northern portion of South America. It was first described as a species in 1796. Compared to other microbats, the big brown bat is relatively large, weighing and possessing a wingspan of . Big brown bats are insectivorous, consuming a diverse array of insects, particularly night-flying insects, but especially beetles. Some of the beetles it consumes are serious agricultural pests, including cucumber beetles. They are nocturnal, foraging for prey at night and roosting in sheltered areas during the day such as caves, tunnels, tree cavities, and human structures. Their breeding season is in the fall, shortly before their annual hibernation. After hibernation ends in the spring, females form maternity colonies for giving birth to young. Oftentimes only one offspring is produced per litter, though twins are common in the Eastern US. Lifespans o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serotine Bat
The serotine bat (''Eptesicus serotinus''), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts in buildings, hanging upside down, in small groups or individually. The name serotine is derived from the Latin ''serotinus'', which means 'evening', while the generic name derives from Greek ἔπιεν and οίκος, which means 'house flyer'. Taxonomy The following subspecies have been recognised. *''Eptesicus serotinus boscai'': southern Iberia and Morocco *''Eptesicus serotinus pashtonus'': Pakistan and Afghanistan *''Eptesicus serotinus serotinus'': northern and eastern Europe and western Asia *''Eptesicus serotinus turcomanus'': central Asia and Xinjiang The Oriental serotine (''E. pachyomus'') and its constituent subspecies were formerly considered a subspecies of ''E. serotinus'', comprising its eastern populations, and is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meridional Serotine
The meridional serotine (''Eptesicus isabellinus'') is a species of bat native to the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Taxonomy and etymology The taxonomic status of ''Eptesicus isabellinus'' has been revised several times since its initial description. This species was initially described in 1840 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. He placed it in the genus ''Vespertilio'', naming it ''Vespertilio isabellinus''. In 1887, French zoologist Fernand Lataste intimated that he believed that the meridional serotine was a subspecies of the serotine bat, ''Eptesicus serotinus'', per Harrison 1963. In 1963, David Harrison determined that morphologically, ''Eptesicus isabellinus'' was indistinguishable from ''Eptesicus serotinus'', and suggested that its name should be ''Eptesicus serotinus isabellinus'' to recognize it as a subspecies of the latter. In 2006, Ibáñez and others examined the mitochondrial DNA of several members of the European ''Eptesicus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eptesicus Lobatus
''Eptesicus lobatus'' is a species of bat of genus ''Eptesicus'' and family Vespertilionidae. A history of taxon All representative of genus ''Eptesicus'' from Eastern and Southern parts of Ukraine used to be referred to the species ''Eptesicus serotinus'' before, a new species was isolated from ''serotinus''. A species was described by Ukrainian zoologist (teriologist) Igor Zagorodniuk in 2009 as a new species for science based on the material from Luhansk Oblast. The taxonomy revision was conducted for the reason various mistakes in identification of ''Eptesicus'' species (as well as adjacent species, in particular Vespertili) occurred based on available identification guides. The primary Ukrainian name of the species (ukr. ''Пергач донецький'') is associated with the Siverskyi Donets river, where the most of the records of the species were known on a moment of its description. As it is conceived in the species description, its name will be remained geographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Bat
The northern bat (''Eptesicus nilssonii'') is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from England to Hokkaidō and south to northern India. Description The northern bat is dark brown or black with some gold touched at the tip of the hairs in the head and back region. Its nose, ears, tail and wings are black or blackish brown. The coat on the ventral side is yellowish brown. It has short and rounded ears. It body length is with a wing span of , and it weighs depending on the season. Distribution and habitat The northern bat is widespread throughout Eurasia, and is the most common bat in the northern part of the continent. It occurs from northern Scandinavia beyond the Arctic Circle to northern Italy, and eastern England to northern Japan. It favours forest uplands at elevations of . Behaviour and ecology Northern bat colonies have moved as far as over a period of several years. It breeds in late autumn, and the females stores the male sperm over the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Brown Bat
The Argentine brown bat (''Eptesicus furinalis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Description The Argentine brown bat is a small to medium sized bat, its dorsal pelage is a cinnamon brown color. Its ventral pelage is a dark brown to almost black. Based on time of year and the climate which the bat is found their dorsal pelage can range in various shades. usually from mid-September through march they may be slightly lighter, than in summer months. Argentine brown bats have distinctive; husky bodies, a large broad head, with short round ears. This species of bat differ from other species of the same family because their average body size is larger than '' E. diminutus'' but they are smaller than both '' E. basillensis'' and '' E. fuscus''. One of the main defining characteristics is that Argentine brown bats maxillary tooth row differ in length compared to other species in that their average maxillary tooth-row length is between 5.4 and 6.3 mm in length. Sexua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botta's Serotine
Botta's serotine (''Eptesicus bottae'') is a species of vesper bat, one of 25 in the genus ''Eptesicus''. It is found in rocky areas and temperate desert. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1869 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters placed it in the now-defunct bat genus ''Vesperus'' with a binomial of ''V. bottae''. The holotype was collected in southwestern Yemen.by Paul-Émile Botta in 1837. Botta is the eponym for the species name "''bottae''." In 1878, George Edward Dobson wrote that he considered it synonymous with the serotine bat, ''Vesperugo'' (=''Eptesicus'') ''serotinus''. By 1967, it was referred to as its present name combination, ''Eptesicus bottae''. From 1976 until 2006, the closely-related species '' Eptesicus anatolicus'' was widely considered a part of ''E. bottae'', despite ''E. anatolicus'' being separately identified in 1971. This conception was largely overturned by Benda and colleagues in 2006. Until 2013, Ognev's serotine (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat
The Guadeloupe big brown bat (''Eptesicus guadeloupensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only on the island of Guadeloupe. It is one of the eleven species of bat found on Guadeloupe, and one of three that are endemic. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by Genoways and Baker in 1975. The holotype used for the species description was collected in July 1974 by the authors in eastern Baie-Mahault of Guadeloupe. They believed that it was most closely related to the big brown bat, ''Eptesicus fuscus''. They placed it in the ''fuscus'' group of the genus ''Eptesicus'', as defined by Davis in 1966. Before the description of the Guadeloupe big brown bat, the only other member of the ''fuscus'' group was its identifier, ''Eptesicus fuscus'': the big brown bat. Its species name ''guadeloupensis'' is a Latinized version of Guadeloupe, where the bat is found. Description It is the largest member of its genus that occurs in the New World. Its wing membranes are black in col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taddei's Serotine
Taddei's serotine (''Eptesicus taddeii'') is a species of medium-sized bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is restricted to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil. The bat has a total length of up to and is most similar to '' Eptesicus brasiliensis'' but can be distinguished from that species by its more robust appearance, redder colouring, larger muzzle and rounder-shaped ears. The specific name honours the Brazilian zoologist Valdir Antônio Taddei Valdir Antonio Taddei (c.1962–2004) was a Brazilian professor of mammalogy, known for his expertise in bats and works on chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their .... References * Eptesicus Mammals described in 2006 Bats of Brazil {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobrinski's Serotine
Bobrinski's serotine (''Eptesicus bobrinskoi'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Iran and Kazakhstan. Taxonomy Bobrinski's serotine was described as a new species in 1935 by Alexander Petrovitch Kuzyakin (also spelled Kuzjakin). The holotype had been collected in 1928 by S. P. Naumov in Central Kazakhstan. The eponym for the species name ''bobrinskoi'' was Russian zoologist Nikolay Alekseyevich Bobrinski. As of 2006, it was the only species of bat that had been newly described from Kazakhstan. Like all other small-bodied ''Eptesicus'' species, it was once placed in the subgenus ''Amblyotus'', whose valid status is now doubted. Genetic data shows that it is closely related to the Gobi big brown bat, and that Bobrinski's serotine may not be a separate species. Instead, it is likely a subspecies of the Gobi big brown bat. Description It is considered a small-bodied member of its genus. It has forearm lengths of around . Its greatest length of skull is around . Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobayashi's Bat
Kobayashi's bat (''Eptesicus kobayashii'') is a species of bat. An adult Kobayashi's bat has a body length of , a tail length of , and a wing length of . The species is found only on the Korean Peninsula; it has been suggested that it may be a local form of ''Eptesicus bottae Botta's serotine (''Eptesicus bottae'') is a species of vesper bat, one of 25 in the genus ''Eptesicus''. It is found in rocky areas and temperate desert. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1869 by German naturalist Wilh ...'', Botta's serotine. References * Mammals of Korea Bats of Asia Eptesicus Mammals described in 1928 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Brown Bat
The Brazilian brown bat (''Eptesicus brasiliensis''), is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. .... References Eptesicus Bats of Central America Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Argentina Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Venezuela Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest Mammals described in 1819 {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
