#microchiroptera

[allosuchus]

Icaronycteris index fossil at the ROM

[dendroica]

Little brown bat cluster (via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region)

Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.

Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

[animalids]

Western sheath-tailed bat (Paremballonura tiavato)

First described in 2006, this species is endemic to Madagascar. They usually roost in small colonies of less than 20 individuals and they are usually found roosting in the entrances to narrow caves and overhangs on rocks that receive weak sunlight. Western sheath-tailed bats are believed to be dependent on forests but have been observed resting on buildings at night. The species is threatened by habitat loss due to slash-and-burn agriculture and from charcoal collecting and logging. Other potential threats come from the disturbance of roosting caves from tourists, fire, or mining.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Paremballonura - P. tiavato

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[sayaaensland]

Ugly Bat Appreciation Post! With zero doe-eyed fruit bats!

(Megachiroptera stans don’t interact.)

[animalids]

Lesser dog-like bat (Peropteryx macrotis) Also known as: Peter’s sac-winged bat

The lesser dog-like bat is a small bat, measuring about 6 cm (2.4 in) in head-body length, with a tail about 1.4 cm (0.55 in) long, with the females being slightly larger than the males. Lesser dog-like bats are found in the south from eastern Veracruz and Oaxaca in Mexico, throughout Central America. Lesser dog-like bats feed primarily on small beetles and flies. Colonies are typically small, with less than 15 individuals, although the bats may share their roosts with various other species. Such colonies often contain only a single male.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Peropteryx - P. macrotis

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[animalids]

Greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri)

The greater dog-like bat is native to the Neotropics. Its range extends from southern Mexico to northern South America and into Brazil. It can tolerate dry conditions such as in the savanna, but mainly inhabits wet forests, marshes and swamps. Colonies have been found roosting in fallen logs, hollow trees, caves and in abandoned coal mines in Colombia. It is not territorial, but it does prefer certain roosting sites. Individuals are generally social, and form colonies of five to forty-seven individuals. There are solitary individuals, but they are rare It is listed as Least Concern.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Peropteryx - P. kappleri

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[utepbc-blog]

Happy Fossil Day! From our collections, here is a cast of Icaronycteris index, the earliest bat to go to bat! The original specimen was found in the Green River Formation, a Eocene geologic formation in present-day Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. . . . #bats #mammals #microchiroptera, #fossils #skeletons #anatomy #eocene #greenriver #fossilday #icaronycteris #index #naturalhistory #paleontology #itsallgoodep #instaeptx #elpaso411 #museumlife #specimens https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDPq2xDLA9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sjuzd921yx7u

[nomaditticus]

An eastern bent wing ( M. o. oceanensis) takes flight Photo credit @safari_ari9 #zoology #jenolancaves #australasianbatsociety #microchiroptera #highfivendie