Eptesicus bottae

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 610 meters (0 to 2,001 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial [2].

Ecology: Found in a wide range of semi-arid habitats including Mediterranean vegetation, lowland farmland and rocky mountains. A crevice dwelling species, inhabiting buildings, ruins (including tombs), and natural rock crevices throughout the year.[2].

List of Habitats:

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.4     Shrubland - Temperate   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     6     Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)   
  
•     8     Desert   
  
•     8.1     Desert - Hot   
  
•     8.2     Desert - Temperate   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.1     Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land   
  
•     14.2     Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Eptesicus anatolicus

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2004

Populations in Turkey and northern Syria (and possibly other areas) are considered by some authors to be a separate species, Eptesicus anatolicus(e.g. , Felten 1971, Benda et al. 2006). This treatment is not followed here.[2].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eptesicus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 48 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. andinus (Little Black Serotinelittle Black Serotine) · E. baverstocki (Inland Forest Bat) · E. bobrinskoi (Bobrinski's Serotine) · E. bottae (Botta's Serotine) · E. brasiliensis (Brazilian Brown Bat) · E. brunneus (Dark-Brown Serotine) · E. capensis (Cape Serotine) · E. chiriquinus (Chiriquinan Serotine) · E. darlingtoni (Large Forest Bat) · E. demissus (Surat Serotine) · E. diminutus (Diminutive Serotine) · E. dimissus (Surat Serotine) · E. douglasorum (Yellow-Lipped Bat) · E. finlaysoni (Big Brown Bats) · E. flavescens (Yellow Serotine) · E. floweri (Horn-Skinned Bat) · E. furinalis (Argentinian Brown Bat) · E. furinalis furinalis (Argentine Brown Bat) · E. fuscus (Big Brown Bat) · E. fuscus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) · E. fuscus wetmorei (Big Brown Bat) · E. gobiensis (Gobi Big Brown Bat) · E. guadeloupensis (Guadeloupean Big Brown Bat) · E. guineensis (Tiny Serotine) · E. hottentotus (Long-Tailed House Bat) · E. innoxius (Harmless Serotine) · E. japonensis (Japanese Short-Tailed Bat) · E. kobayashii (Kobayashi's Serotine) · E. malagasyensis (Isalo Serotine) · E. matroka (Malagasy Serotine) · E. melckorum (Melck's House Bat) · E. nasutus (Sind Serotine Bat) · E. nilssoni (Northern Bat) · E. nilssonii (Northern Bat) · E. nilssoni nilssoni (Northern Bat) · E. pachyotis (Thick-Eared Bat) · E. platyops (Lagos Serotine) · E. pumilus (Eastern Forest Bat) · E. regulus (Southern Forest Bat) · E. rendalli (Rendall's Serotine) · E. sagittula (Large Forest Bat) · E. serotinus (Common Serotine) · E. serotinus pallens (Serotine) · E. somalicus (Somali Serotine) · E. tatei (Sombre Bat) · E. tenuipinnis (White-Winged Serotine) · E. troughtoni (Big Brown Bats) · E. vulturnus (Little Forest Bat)

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Further Reading

• A study of the mammals of Iran: resulting from the Street Expedition of 1962-63 [by] Douglas M. Lay. 54 1967 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1967. url p. 233.
• An environmental profile of the Black Sea Coast WCMC url p. 99.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 253, p. 270, p. 297.
• The bats of Iran: systematics, distribution, ecology / Anthony F. DeBlase. 4 1980 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1980. url fig. 94 , fig. 112 , fig. 92 , p. 148, p. 150, p. 191, p. 192, p. 193, p. 194, p. 196, p. 201, p. 205, p. 265, p. 295, p. 311, p. 319, p. 322, p. 358, p. v, p. x, p. xiv.
• The mammals of Africa: country lists. Draft document IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNEP, WWF url .

Notes

Contributors

• Aulagnier, S., Karata?, A. & Tsytsulina, K. 2008. Eptesicus bottae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Benda, P. & Juste, J. (GMA Africa Workshop) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Benda, P. and Juste, J. 2004. Eptesicus bottae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• 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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Israel Nature and Parks Authority
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 104989
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631945
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816923
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631945
• IUCN ID: 207983
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4780

Footnotes

1. Mean = 416.000 meters (1,364.829 feet), Standard Deviation = 396.950 based on 6 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Aulagnier, S., Karata?, A. & Tsytsulina, K. 2008. Eptesicus bottae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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