Английская Википедия:Bickham's little yellow bat

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox

Файл:Holotype - Rhogeessa bickhami.jpg
Holotype of Rhogeessa bickhami in the Natural Science Research Laboratory's (NSRL) collection at the Museum of Texas Tech University.

Bickham's little yellow bat (Rhogeessa bickhami) is a species of vesper bat found in Central America.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2012. The holotype had been collected by L. W. Robbins in May 1981, Шаблон:Cvt north of Huixtla, Mexico. The eponym for the species name "bickhami" is John W. Bickham, who has researched other bat species of this genus, as well as other mammals.[1]

Description

It is considered "medium sized" for its genus, with a head to tail length of Шаблон:Cvt. It is a diploid organism with two sets of each chromosome (2n=34). It has a dental formula of Шаблон:DentalFormula for a total of 30 teeth.[1]

Biology and ecology

It is insectivorous, catching and consuming insects while flying.[2]

It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.[3]

As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.[3]

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Vespertilionidae Шаблон:Taxonbar

  1. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
  2. Шаблон:Cite journal
  3. 3,0 3,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок iucn status 19 November 2021 не указан текст