Eptesicus brasiliensis (Brazilian Brown Bat, Brazilian Brown Bat)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Brazilian Brown Bat

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Archonta () - (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
        Order: Chiroptera () - Blumenbach, 1779 - Bats
        Suborder: Microchiroptera () - Dobson, 1875
        Infraorder: Yangochiroptera () - Koopman, 1984
        Superfamily: Vespertilionoidea () - (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
        Family: Vespertilionidae () - Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ()
        Tribe: Vespertilionini ()
        Genus: Eptesicus () - Rafinesque, 1820
        Specific name: brasiliensis - (Desmarest, 1819)
        Scientific name: - Eptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Eptesicus

There are approximately 88 species in this genus:

E. andersoni · E. andinus · E. aurelianensis · E. baverstocki (Inland Forest Bat) · E. bobrinskoi (Bobrinski's Serotine) · E. bottae (Botta's Serotine) · E. bottae anatolicus · E. bottae hingstoni · E. bottae ognevi · E. bottae omanensis · E. brasiliensis (Brazilian Brown Bat) · E. brasiliensis andinus · E. brasiliensis argentinus · E. brasiliensis brasiliensis · E. brasiliensis thomasi · E. brunneus (Dark-Brown Serotine) · E. campanensis · E. capensis (Cape Serotine) · E. capensis damarensis · E. caurinus · E. chiriquinus · E. darlingtoni (Large Forest Bat) · E. demissus (Surat Serotine) · E. diminutus (Diminutive Serotine) · E. dimissus (Surat Serotine) · E. douglasorum (Yellow-Lipped Bat) · E. fidelis · E. finlaysoni (Big Brown Bats) · E. flavescens (Yellow Serotine) · E. floweri (Horn-Skinned Bat) · E. furinalis (Argentine Brown Bat) · E. furinalis furinalis (Argentine Brown Bat) · E. furinalis gaumeri · E. furinalis guamen · E. fuscus (Big Brown Bat) · E. fuscus bernardinus · E. fuscus dutertreus · E. fuscus fuscus · E. fuscus miradorensis · E. fuscus osceola · E. fuscus pallidus · E. fuscus peninsulae · E. fuscus penninsulae · E. fuscus petersoni · E. fuscus wetmorei (Big Brown Bat) · E. gaumeri · E. gobiensis (Gobi Big Brown Bat) · E. grandis · E. guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat) · E. guineensis (Tiny Serotine) · E. hingstoni · E. hottentotus (Long-Tailed House Bat) · E. innoxius (Harmles Serotine) · E. kobayashii (Kobayashi's Serotine) · E. lynni · E. matroka · E. melckorum (Melck's House Bat) · E. montosus · E. murinus · E. nasutus (Sind Bat) · E. nasutus nasutus · E. nilssoni (Northern Bat) · E. nilssoni nilssoni · E. nilssonii · E. pachyotis (Thick-Eared Bat) · E. phasma · E. platyops (Lagos Serotine) · E. praeglacialis · E. propinquus · E. pumilus (Eastern Forest Bat) · E. pumilus caurinus · E. regulus (Southern Forest Bat) · E. rendalli (Rendall's Serotine) · E. sagittula (Large Forest Bat) · E. serotinus (Serotine) · E. serotinus isabellinus · E. serotinus pachyomus · E. serotinus pallens (Serotine) · E. serotinus serotinus · E. serotinus turcomanus · E. somalicus (Somali Serotine) · E. somalicus vansoni · E. tatei (Sombre Bat) · E. tenuipinnis (White-Winged Serotine) · E. troughtoni (Big Brown Bats) · E. vulturnus (Little Forest Bat) · E. walli · E. zuluensis

Bibliography

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Fujikawa, T. (1992): Oribatid Mites from Picea glehni Forest at Mo-Ashoro, Hokkaido (7) A New Species of the Family Cepheidae and Seven Known Species of Seven Other Families - edaphologia 48, pp. 7-16
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Eptesicus brasiliensis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Field Museum: Mammal specimens
GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2477663
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631946
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 525202
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631946
IUCN ID: 7916
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4781