#eptesicus

[sillycybe]

Some close up shots of an adorably toothy Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) from work 🦇

[all-mammal-creechur]

Long-tailed Serotine Eptesicus hottentotus

A species of vesper bat found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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[coffeenuts]

[snototter]

[all-mammal-creechur]

Brazilian Brown Bat Eptesicus brasiliensis

A bat widespread across South and Central America. They roost in houses and hollow trees, and may be seen foraging for insects around lights.

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[all-mammal-creechur]

Chiriquinan Serotine Eptesicus chiriquinus

The Chiriquinan serotine is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Amazônia Legal of Brazil. The species is an insectivore and is likely forest-dependent.

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[all-mammal-creechur]

Meridional Serotine Eptesicus isabellinus

A bat native to the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. It is insectivorous, feeding on beetles, moths, and flies. Important prey items include scarab beetles and various flies. Females will form maternity colonies, consisting of 20-100 individuals.

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[biol525-mammalogy]

laurasiatheria -> chiroptera -> vespertilionidae -> eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat)

eptesicus are brown/black bats, larger than myotis, with generally darker skin than fur **note: you don't need to distinguish between myotis, eptesicus, and parastrellus