Brazilian brown bat

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Brazilian brown bat
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A preserved Eptesicus brasiliensis specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Eptesicus brasiliensis
Desmarest, 1819
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The Brazilian brown bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis) is a bat species from South and Central America.

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Description

The Brazilian brown bat is medium in size, being 85–91 mm (3.3–3.6 in) long, and has forearms that are 41–47 mm (1.6–1.9 in) long. [2] It has a long tail and triangular ears. [3]

Habitat

The Brazilian brown bat is found in forests and forest edges, primarily near sources of water like streams and rivers. They roost in hollow trees and houses. [2] [3]

References

  1. Barquez, R.; Perez, S.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2016). "Eptesicus brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T7916A22114459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7916A22114459.en . Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Bats of Colima, Mexico. Animal natural history series. Norman: University of Oklahoma press Sam Noble Oklahoma museum of natural history. 2016. pp. 186–187. ISBN   978-0-8061-5216-5.
  3. 1 2 Reid, Fiona (2009). A field guide to the mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico (2nd ed.). Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 157. ISBN   978-0-19-534322-9. OCLC   237402526.