Mammalogy Lab 6

Chiroptera

Bat Diagram

Terminology

• Uropatagium- Patagium between hind legs, includes tail if present.

• Propatagium- patagium extending from shoulder to wrist, anterior to upper arm and forearm.

• Plagiopatagium- patagium between body and fifth digit.• Dactylopatagium- patagium between digits.• Calcar- cartilaginous spur in uropatagium extending from

ankle; helps support uropatagium.• Tragus- fleshy lobe projecting from inner margin of pinnae• Antitragus- fleshy lobe on outer margin of pinnae• Noseleaf-fleshy lobe on nose.

Order Chiroptera

• Suborder Yinpterochiroptera- Old World Bats• Family Pteropodidae- Old World Fruit Bats

Family Pteropodidae

Order Chiroptera

• Suborder Yangochiroptera– Family Myzopodidae-old world sucker footed bat– Family Phyllostomidae- New world leaf-nosed bat• Artibeus jamaicensis-Jamaican fruit-eating bat• Brachyphylla cavernarum-Antillean fruit-eating bat• Macrotus californicus- California leaf-nosed bat• Phyllostomus discolor-Pale spear-nosed bat• Uroderma bilobatum- tent-making bat

Family Myzopodidae

Family Phyllostomidae- Artibeus jamaicenis

Family Phyllostomidae-Brachyphylla cavernarum

Family Phyllostomidae- Macrotus californicus

Family Phyllostomidae- Phyllostomus discolor

Family Phyllostomidae- Uroderma bilobatum

Order Chiroptera

• Suborder Yangochiroptera– Family Mormoopidae• Mormoops megalophylla- ghost faced bat

– Family Natalidae- funnel-eared bats– Family molossidae- free tailed bats• Eumops underwoodi- Underwood’s bonneted bat• Molossus rufus- black mastiff bat• Tadaria brasiliensis- Brazilian free-tailed bat

Family Mormoopidae- Mormoops megalophylla

Family Molossidae-Eumops underwoodi

Family Molossidae- Molossus rufus

Family Molossidae-Tadarida brasiliensis

Suborder Yagochiroptera

• Family Vespertilionidae– Antrozous pallidus- pallid bat– Corynorhinus townsendii- Townsend’s big eared bat– Eptesicus andinus- little black serotine– Eptesicus fuscus- big brown bat– Lasiurus borealis- red bat– Lasiurus cinereus- hoary bat– Myotis thysanodes- fringed myotis– Myotis velfier- cave myotis– Pipistrellus hesperus- Western pipistrelle

Family Vespertilionidae- Antrozous pallidus

Family Vespertilionidae-Corynorhinus townsendii

Family Vespertilionidae- Eptesicus andinus

Family Vespertilionidae-Eptesicus fuscus

Family Vespertilionidae-Lasiurus borealis

Family Vespertilionidae- Lasiurus cinereus

Family Vespertilionidae-Myotis thysanodes

Family Vespertilionidae-Myotis velfier

Family Vespertilionidae-Pipistrellus hesperus