Eptesicus hottentotus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: Most specimens appear to have been collected close to rivers , or in a range of surrounding habitats including montane grassland, marshland and well-wooded banks (Skinner and Chimimba 2005). It has been recorded roosting in small groups of three or four animals in dry and wet caves, mines, and similar habitats. A single specimen was collected hanging on the outside wall of a building in Zimbabwe (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).[1].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.1     Savanna - Dry   
  
•     2.2     Savanna - Moist   
  
•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     3.8     Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.7     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.4     Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands   
  
•     6     Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Smith,A. South African Quart. J. 2: 64, 1833.

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2004

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

• Observations on the biology of some Rhodesian bats: including a key to the Chiroptera of Rhodesia / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1975. url p. 22, p. 5.

Notes

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-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.
• Jacobs, D. & Cotterill, F.P.D. 2008. Eptesicus hottentotus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Jacobs, D. & Cotterill, F.W. (GMA Africa Workshop) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Jacobs, D. and Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Eptesicus hottentotus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• 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:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 105002
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631957
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631957
• IUCN ID: 207993
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4792

Footnotes

1. Jacobs, D. & Cotterill, F.P.D. 2008. Eptesicus hottentotus. 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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