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Macrotus
''Macrotus'' is a genus of bats in the Neotropical family Phyllostomidae. It is the only member of the subfamily Macrotinae. This genus contains two species, ''Macrotus californicus'' commonly known as California leaf-nosed bat and ''Macrotus waterhousii'' commonly known as Mexican or Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat. The range of this family includes the warmer parts of the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Bahama Islands. Characteristic for the genus are large ears and the name giving triangular skin flap above the nose, the "leaf". The California Leaf-nosed Bat inhabits the arid deserts of the southwestern United States as far north as Nevada, south to Baja California and Sonora, Mexico. The California Leaf-nosed Bat is of medium size, with a total length between 9 and 11 cm Its most distinctive features are the large ears, connected across the forehead. The body is pale grayish brown dorsally with whitish under parts. The pelage (fur) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Leaf-nosed Bat
The California leaf-nosed bat (''Macrotus californicus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. Habitat California leaf-nosed bats can be found in Sonoran Desert, Sonoran and Mojave Desert scrub habitats in the Colorado River valley in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, and throughout western Mexico. It is non-migratory and does not hibernate. Physical description The California leaf-nosed bat weighs between 12 and 20 Gram, grams, has a wingspan of over 30 centimeters and a body length of over 6 centimeters, and is brown in color. As its name implies, it has a triangular fleshy growth of skin, called a noseleaf, protruding above the nose. This bat is the only bat of the family Phyllostomidae in the United States to have large ears, usually over 2.5 centimeters. It is also one of the most maneuverable in flight. ''M. californicus'' seems to spread its uropatagium widely only when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrotus Californicus
The California leaf-nosed bat (''Macrotus californicus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. Habitat California leaf-nosed bats can be found in Sonoran and Mojave Desert scrub habitats in the Colorado River valley in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, and throughout western Mexico. It is non-migratory and does not hibernate. Physical description The California leaf-nosed bat weighs between 12 and 20 grams, has a wingspan of over 30 centimeters and a body length of over 6 centimeters, and is brown in color. As its name implies, it has a triangular fleshy growth of skin, called a noseleaf, protruding above the nose. This bat is the only bat of the family Phyllostomidae in the United States to have large ears, usually over 2.5 centimeters. It is also one of the most maneuverable in flight. ''M. californicus'' seems to spread its uropatagium widely only when hovering or perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat
Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (''Macrotus waterhousii'') is a species of big-eared bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the Greater Antilles (excluding Puerto Rico) in the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica, as well as Mexico (from Sonora to Hidalgo) south to Guatemala. Behavior This species roosts primarily in caves, but also in mines and buildings. The species is insectivorous, primarily consuming insects of the order Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. ''M. waterhousii'' does not require complete darkness in its roosting place, and can often be found near the entrance of a cave (with in 10–30 meters), or even partially lit buildings. It is possible to find this species in groups, but not as common as other bats; they are almost never in direct contact with one another. They typically leave their roost about 30 minutes after sundown. Reproduction Sperm cycle Male ''M. waterhousii'' have an interesting cycle in their sperm pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllostominae
Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats that include big-eared, spear-nosed, sword-nosed bats and relatives. List of species *Subfamily: Phyllostominae ** Tribe Micronycterini ***Genus: ''Glyphonycteris'' ****Behn's bat, ''Glyphonycteris behnii'' ****Davies's big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris daviesi'' ****Tricolored big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'' ***Genus: ''Lampronycteris'' ****Yellow-throated big-eared bat, ''Lampronycteris brachyotis'' ***Genus: ''Macrotus'' - big-eared bats ****California leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus californicus'' ****Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus waterhousii'' ***Genus: ''Micronycteris'' - little big-eared bats ****Brosset's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris brosseti'' ****Giovanni's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris giovanniae'' ****Hairy big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris hirsuta'' ****Pirlot's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris homezi'' ****Matses' big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris matses'' ****little big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris megalotis'' ****Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthopteran
Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts, and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives. More than 20,000 species are distributed worldwide. The insects in the order have incomplete metamorphosis, and produce sound (known as a "stridulation") by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. The tympanum, or ear, is located in the front tibia in crickets, mole crickets, and bush crickets or katydids, and on the first abdominal segment in the grasshoppers and locusts. These organisms use vibrations to locate other individuals. Grasshoppers and other orthopterans are able to fold their wings (i.e. they are members of Neoptera). Etymology The name is derived from the Greek meaning "s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insectivorous
A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant which eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores were amphibians. When they evolved 400 million years ago, the first amphibians were piscivores, with numerous sharp conical teeth, much like a modern crocodile. The same tooth arrangement is however also suited for eating animals with exoskeletons, thus the ability to eat insects can stem from piscivory. At one time, insectivorous mammals were scientifically classified in an order called Insectivora. This order is now abandoned, as not all insectivorous mammals are closely related. Most of the Insectivora taxa have been reclassified; those that have not yet been reclassified and found to be truly related to each other remain in the order Eulipotyphla. Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers. Insects make up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foraging
Foraging is searching for wild food resources. It affects an animal's fitness because it plays an important role in an animal's ability to survive and reproduce. Foraging theory is a branch of behavioral ecology that studies the foraging behavior of animals in response to the environment where the animal lives. Behavioral ecologists use economic models and categories to understand foraging; many of these models are a type of optimal model. Thus foraging theory is discussed in terms of optimizing a payoff from a foraging decision. The payoff for many of these models is the amount of energy an animal receives per unit time, more specifically, the highest ratio of energetic gain to cost while foraging. Foraging theory predicts that the decisions that maximize energy per unit time and thus deliver the highest payoff will be selected for and persist. Key words used to describe foraging behavior include ''resources'', the elements necessary for survival and reproduction which have a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonchorhininae
''Lonchorhina'' is a genus of Central and South American bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...s in the family Phyllostomidae. Species Genus ''Lonchorhina'' - Sword-nosed bats * Tomes's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina aurita'' - Tomes, 1863 * Fernandez's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina fernandezi'' - Ochoa & Ibanez, 1982 * Northern sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina inusitata'' - Handley & Ochoa, 1997 * Chiribiquete sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina mankomara'' - Mantilla-Meluk & Montenegro, 2016 * Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina marinkellei'' - Camacho & Cadena, 1978 * Orinoco sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina orinocensis'' - Linares & Ojasti, 1971 References Bat genera Taxa named by Robert Fisher Tomes {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenodermatinae
Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. List of species Subfamily Stenodermatinae *Genus: '' Ametrida'' ** Little white-shouldered bat, ''Ametrida centurio'' *Genus: '' Ardops'' ** Tree bat, ''Ardops nichollsi'' *Genus: '' Ariteus'' ** Jamaican fig-eating bat, ''Ariteus flavescens'' *Genus: ''Artibeus'' - Neotropical fruit bats **Subgenus: ''Artibeus'' *** Large fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus amplus'' *** Fringed fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus fimbriatus'' *** Fraternal fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus fraterculus'' *** Hairy fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus hirsutus'' *** Honduran fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus inopinatus'' ***Jamaican fruit bat, ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' *** Great fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus lituratus'' *** Dark fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus obscurus'' *** Flat-faced fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus planirostris'' **Subgenus: '' Dermanura'' *** Andersen's fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus anderseni'' *** Aztec fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus aztecus'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinophyllinae
''Rhinophylla'' is a genus of South American bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...s in the family Phyllostomidae containing these species: * Hairy little fruit bat, ''R. alethina'' * Fischer's little fruit bat, ''R. fischerae'' * Dwarf little fruit bat, ''R. pumilio'' References Phyllostomidae Bat genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{leafnosed-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
