Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat)

Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Netopýr Hnědý

Common Names in English:

Big Brown Bat

Common Names in French:

Grande Chauve-Souris Brune

Common Names in Spanish:

Murci�lago-Moreno Norteamericano

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,793 meters (0 to 9,163 feet).Mean = 763.190 meters (2,503.904 feet), Standard Deviation = 770.480 based on 1,586 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

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: fuscus - (Beauvois, 1796)
        Scientific name: - Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois, 1796)

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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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
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 fuscus. 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 March 12, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 35 providers.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:

Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de la Sierra Volcánica Transversal de México (UAM-I)
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de Nuevo León, México (UANL)
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
Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Mammal Collection
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Mammals Specimens
University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2477672
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180008
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 241552
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180008
IUCN ID: 7928
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMACC04010
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4790

Eptesicus fuscus

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Taxonomy

Notes

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eptesicus

Bibliography

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Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Identifiers

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